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EMS Assaults & Self Defense

A growing body of research points to increased assaults against EMS providers in the field, which even yet is underreported. The EMS assaults and self-defense topic features news, resarch, resources, education, training and tips for EMS providers to increase scene safety. Learn more about protecting EMS providers from violence:

The whole-system approach to protecting your personnel from violence
A New York man collapsed on a sidewalk after police ordered him to exit an ambulance where he is alleged to have assaulted an EMS provider
Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson tackle paramedics behaving badly, violence, medical errors and the premature end of the ET3 model
St. Paul Firefighter Kenneth Zepeda had applied pressure to the neck of a combative patient
The Long Island bus driver was charged with harassment, resisting arrest and child endangerment
Police arrested the lieutenant and charged him with strangulation during a call in Brooklyn
Kahlil Lock injured a Hazel Park paramedic before getting into the driver’s seat
The judge called the attack on the Orange County crew the most violent attack he had seen without a death involved
The man refused treatment after EMS was called to his apartment for injuries he received in a prior motorcycle crash
While the woman was in an ambulance, she punched two EMS crew members in the face and kicked them in the chest, according to her arrest citation
Part 1 — The San Diego Fire-Rescue captain shares the emotional story of how a seemingly “routine call” quickly escalated to a near-fatal stabbing
Dallas Fire-Rescue Paramedic Brad Cox won an appeal of his termination based on self-defense
Prevent and survive an attack by pre-planning your fight or flight response
A detailed look at the actions leaders can take to implement a systems-level plan to protect their members
A suspected intoxicated driver fought with Bethlehem Township EMS personnel, law enforcement officers in the back of an ambulance
A Northern Light crewmember suffered injuries to his head and hand
Chris and Kelly tackle public access defibrillation and EMT safety
EMT Julia Taylor Fatum underwent several surgeries after being stabbed in the chest, leg and arm
EMT Julia Taylor Fatum was stabbed in the arm, chest and leg when she asked a patient to stop throwing a gum wrapper at her
A patient stabbed a Mount Sinai EMT several times in the leg, chest and arm
The patient began hitting the Metro West paramedic around the head and then chased after the EMT with a rock
A Metro Atlanta Ambulance Service provider was allegedly struck multiple times and shoved head-first into a cabinet by a patient in the back of the ambulance
A Maryland paramedic recounts a patient assault, and the emergency services director and police chief detail legal options
The AMR crew did not know what was in the patient’s bag and could not restrain him so they pulled over and left the ambulance
Firefighters said they have been threatened with pipes and broken mops, hit with rocks and physically obstructed from administering care or responding to a fire
Lachelle Jordan told police that Michael Stennett often followed her in his personal vehicle while she was on duty, and also waited outside her home
EMSA crewmembers did not speak to the woman before the assault
“It is a relief to finally have justice,” said Oren Barzilay, president of FDNY EMS Local 2507
The DT4EMS owner talks dangerous encounters, personal defense and when to abandon the scene