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You're not being sent to deal with people who are more or less physically healthy though, or who aren't already agitated in a threatening way. And even if you "
by Noos 6y ago
You're not being sent to deal with people who are more or less physically healthy though, or who aren't already agitated in a threatening way. And even if you "disengage," you still have the original crime; the homeless guy is still yelling obscentities and trespassing in some place, now he's just violent.
It's a different clientele, and ems is not there for conflict resolution at all.
- JshWright 6y agoWe routinely get sent to agitated individuals. Whether that's someone experiencing a mental health crisis, under the influence, or experiencing a medical issue (diabetics can get extremely belligerent). Deescalation and conflict resolution are absolutely thing we do, pretty much every shift. I fail to see how this is any different from the STAR program. The people involved are not actively violent, but have the potential to become violent, and the staff involved certainly have the appropriate training to deal with that and keep themselves safe (to the extent that's possible, emergency services are never going to be zero-risk).