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It has become a reality in the Pre-Hospital
Emergency Medical Services and Hospital Emergency Room environments
that providers of emergency care are more frequently becoming the
victims of assault from patients, family members of patients and
bystanders. A regular part of their training is how to
recognize an unsafe scene or environment. But what happens
when emergency personnel find themselves in a situation where an
assault upon them is imminent? What training is provided by
employers and providers to their employees and volunteers on how to
deal with that situation? If a provider deals with a
situation by striking someone in an inappropriate manner because of
improper training what happens then……
FAILURE TO TRAIN
First, the plaintiff must show that a policymaker knows "to a moral
certainty" that their employees will confront a given situation.
Thus, a policymaker does not exhibit deliberate indifference by
failing to train employees for rare or unforeseen events.
Second, the plaintiff must show that the situation either presents
the employee with a difficult choice of the sort that training or
supervision will make less difficult or that there is a history of
employees mishandling the situation.
Third, the plaintiff must show that the wrong choice by the employee
will frequently cause the deprivation of a citizen's constitutional
rights.
Where the plaintiff establishes all three elements, then we think it
can be said with confidence that the policymaker should have known
that inadequate training or supervision was "so likely to result in
the violation of constitutional rights, that the policymakers of the
city can reasonably be said to have been deliberately indifferent to
the need."
WALKER v. CITY OF NEW YORK, 974 F.2d 293 (2nd Cir. 1992)
Defensive Tactics for EMS, ( DT4EMS™
) is for Pre-hospital Emergency Medical Service Providers and
Hospital Emergency Room Providers (EMS Providers) and was created by
EMS Providers. It is a training and response program that teaches
EMS Providers to prevent, avoid and escape an assault. Our
DT4EMS™ courses provide training
in Verbal Skills, Assault Response Levels, Legal, Moral and Ethical
Self-Defense as well as documentation training to provide protection
after any use of force. It is important for EMS providers to receive
training in self-defense to keep them from reverting to caveman
style techniques in a violent encounter that could result in civil
and/or criminal liability.
Our Mission
To be the Gold
Standard in Assault Prevention/Avoidance and Escape for EMS
Providers. It is our goal to prevent at least one person, be it
patient or provider from becoming the victim of an assault.
Get Motivated!
DT4EMS™
also strives to provide a high-spirited and stimulating atmosphere for
learning and motivation. Is your agency hosting an event that needs an
inspirational speaker? Want to have some fun and learn useful and
simple techniques for your staff? Then DT4EMS™
is just the thing for you! Topics are generally focused on the safety
and wellbeing of Emergency Service Personnel but can be tailored to
meet additional needs.
We are
available for a number of occasions within a reasonable travel range,
commonly the first hour is free of charge. A moderate fee may be
required for other services. Please contact
us with any questions and/or for more information.
About Us
DT4EMS™ was created by Kip Teitsort a
Paramedic/ Police Officer, and Dr. Aaron Newton M.D. to help with
the ever growing reports of assaults in the field. The courses
offered are designed to have real-world application and be liability
conscious. We stay away from the "Feel Good" type of techniques that
fail in the field.
Kip has been teaching law enforcement defensive
tactics for several years and teaches the Expandable Baton, Ground
Defense, Tactical Folding Knife and Survival Mentality. Kip
also owns and operates the American Hybrid Combat Karate school.
Don't be fooled by imitators!
We are the original DT4EMS™
12.23.2006 R.A.C.E-2-R.E.A.C.T
- Having an understanding of how the brain processes information can
better prepare you for a potentially violent encounter.
Photo Peek
Class photos 03/16/09 - 03/20/09
Pipestem WV EMS Conference 2008
ICE/Spring Break Conference 2007
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Unknown Medical Situation #2 - Knocked to the Ground
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