The Pandemic of Violence Against First Responders

Welcome to Real Life Rescues, a podcast that goes behind the scenes and takes an in-depth look into the operational and personal accounts of EMS first responders from Israel’s largest fully volunteer EMS provider United Hatzalah. The podcast is hosted by EMT-P (Paramedic) Dov Maisel and EMT-B (EMT) Raphael Poch. In this episode, we’ll be discussing the pandemic of violence against first responders. We delve into the problem of violence, discuss cultural differences, and offer a few suggestions on how to deal with violence if it ever erupts at the scene. We provide a few tried, tested and true tips on how to de-escalate a situation, keeping one’s wits about them and being ready to pull back when necessary.  More than anything, we wish all of our fellow responders to stay safe out there and be prepared.