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Has your department provided de-escalation or conflict management training to assist responders when engaging with the public?

A Kansas City, Missouri, firefighter-paramedic was reinstated in his position after initially being terminated for hitting a patient repeatedly with a laptop in a hospital ambulance bay. Has your department provided de-escalation or conflict management training? Take our latest poll!

Yes, we’ve received formal training on de-escalation and/or conflict management.

6 %

No, but we’ve had informal conversations about how to engage with the public.

22 %

No, we’ve not had any discussion or training.

72 %

Total

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