Restraining a patient takes into account that you have a duty to act and you are doing so legally because the patient has implied consent for treatment with abnormal behavior. Usually, we must ...

A crazed man suspected of being high on opioids reached through the window of an ambulance stopped in traffic to try to continue attacking a paramedic — causing the frightened EMT to jump out of the ...

JACKSON, MI – A nurse at Henry Ford Jackson Hospital was stabbed while on the job last week when a patient became combative and pulled out a knife. Police were called at about 7 a.m., Feb. 13, to the ...

VANCOUVER, Wash. (KATU) — A patient in Oregon caused a half-hour-long standoff with police when he became aggressive and barricaded himself inside the ambulance on Thursday, police said. Shortly ...

A new survey from Premier has found that 40% of healthcare workers have experienced at least one incident of workplace violence within the past two years, with the violence occurring most frequently ...

WADDY, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky State Police say they have recovered an ambulance that was stolen by a patient who became combative with the emergency crew. Police said in a statement that workers were ...

Electric Medic deals with the complexities of managing hallucinating and combative patients.