Thousands of fire and EMS workers have visited U.S. hospital EDs in the past decade to treat injuries resulting from patient violence. Drexel University’s Center for Firefighter Injury Research and Safety Trends (FIRST) has studied this violence, focusing on common causes and prevention methods.
In this clip from the webinar “Violence prevention — the fire and EMS safety checklist,” FIRST Center Director Dr. Jennifer Taylor details what the research tells us about fire and EMS violence.