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Thank you for visiting the ESCAPE Program. What started out as a few techniques to get our personnel out of violent situations has developed into an all-encompassing safety program for anyone that interacts with patients. For years, both EMS and nursing agencies have cited "Violent Patients" as a significant problem but few provide training to address this dangerous issue. Until now, medically accepted and liability conscious programs specifically designed for medical staff have been non-existent.ESCAPE Program News
A 55-year-old homeless man allegedly attacked a firefighter Friday with a hunting knife after authorities were alerted to a fire in the garage where the man had set up camp.
http://www.firehouse.com/news/top-headlines/tennessee-firefighter-stabbed-fire-scene
NAPA, Calif. (KGO) — Workers at Napa State Hospital are devastated by the murder of a health care worker at their facility that is raising hard questions about safety at the prison hospital. Psychiatric technician Donna Gross was killed Saturday on the grounds of the forensics unit. Patient Jess Massey, who has a long rap sheet which includes attempted homicide, was arrested for the murder.
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/north_bay&id=7745374
Information is now available on the 25th annual Wisconsin EMS Conference. We are honored to again deliver an 8-hour workshop at an event that that has proven to be one of the best in the Country. The “Difficult Patients Workshop” will address issues rarely brought to light in EMS programs. From patient restraint, violence, and scene safety, to street drugs, and crime scenes, this hands-on and interactive program will provide students a better understanding of how to best manage these complicated scenes.
Click \for more information http://www.wemsa.com/conf.HTM
Over 90% of all confrontation stems from improper verbal communications. For years the ESCAPE Program has concentrated on hands-on techniques to control violent situations but lacked the true backing of a nationally recognized program for verbal de-escalation. Verbal Judo is a “tactical communications” program designed to increase professionalism and generate voluntary compliance with words. ESCAPE founder Shawn Tompkins completed the necessary training and certification for “instructor status” of this program and will be implementing many of its theories to ESCAPE’s outline immediately. WWW.Verbaljudo.com
Shawn C Tompkins Instructor CNY Personal Safety
One of the largest State EMS symposiums in the Country has again asked the ESCAPE program to be part of their lineup. Instructors will deliver the 8-hour program at the Hilton Hotel in Austin Texas on November 21, 2010. ESCAPE staff has agreed to handle twice the amount of students this year since last 2008’s event sold out so quickly. Register now! For more information see http://www.texasemsconference.com/
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