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Paramedics Under Attack
Bush Tucker Man:
This article recently appeared in 'The Daily Mail' after the gentleman concerned was interviewed a while ago
Open Season??
Whilst thankfully not to the same extent as in London, quite a few of the Ambulance crews that I see each day can tell similar stories.
It's the worrying comments that they expect it to happen that saddens me, plus ones like this;
"When I first trained, I was taught how to safely control and restrain violent patients. Now we're trained in escape techniques.
That's how badly things have deteriorated and - believe it or not - how terrified the service is of being sued by the very people who attack us"
Same here, we're now taught the skills of 'Conflict Resolution' (no!, we weren't allowed to use the Fire Extinguisher standing at arms reach to resolve the matter at no danger to us!!, but, if the assailant uses instead that's okay!!)
I was lucky, I had a weeks 'Control & Restraint' training a few years ago, but that was really aimed at staff on the wards of the Mental Unit where it was taught (ie; 2 staff always in close attendance to a dangerous patient)
I consider myself lucky in a way, as some of the old-timers on here may remember, I had my nose broken by a junkie.
Other staff have been punched, kicked, strangled (I believe he was kneed in the 'nads' by the Nurse in question to gain her freedom)
One of the Security guards was even threatened in the grounds with what appeared to be a hunting rifle!! (the guy was later shot dead in local woods by armed police)
Oh, & this is the 'blog' of the Drunk-Mobile driver who was interviewed
http://randomreality.blogware.com/blog
Lord Shagg-Pyle:
Tasers for Ambulance teams?
Bush Tucker Man:
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Nice idea :D
Range Rover Blues:
"He fell out of the ambulance, guv"
littlepow:
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Nice idea :D
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Just stop treating them, if they don't behave, then there not too ill!
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