Stopping Violence Before It Starts: A new EMS tool

About this episode

This episode discusses a new EMS tool designed to predict and prevent workplace violence in emergency medical services.

Workplace violence is an escalating crisis in EMS, often dismissed as just "part of the job." But what if you could predict which patients were likely to become aggressive before an incident occurred? In this episode, we sit down with researchers Dr. Son Chae Kim and Kathie Dunn to discuss the ABRAT-EMS, a new, evidence-based screening tool designed to help crews spot risk early and stay safe. We break down how this simple three-item checklist works, the science behind its development from o...

People in this episode

Host: Bram Duffee

Guests: Dr. Son Chae Kim, Kathie Dunn

Topics covered

• workplace violence
• EMS safety
• risk assessment
• evidence-based tools
• patient aggression

Keywords

• workplace violence
• EMS
• ABRAT-EMS
• risk assessment
• patient aggression
• safety
• screening tool

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ABRAT-EMS

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