{"id":17347,"date":"2020-09-16T15:21:53","date_gmt":"2020-09-16T19:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/?p=17347"},"modified":"2020-09-16T15:29:18","modified_gmt":"2020-09-16T19:29:18","slug":"violence-is-never-okay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/2020\/09\/16\/violence-is-never-okay\/","title":{"rendered":"Violence is Never Okay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-17349 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2020\/09\/September-2020-Violence-is-Never-Okay--791x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"346\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2020\/09\/September-2020-Violence-is-Never-Okay--791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2020\/09\/September-2020-Violence-is-Never-Okay--232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2020\/09\/September-2020-Violence-is-Never-Okay--768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2020\/09\/September-2020-Violence-is-Never-Okay--1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2020\/09\/September-2020-Violence-is-Never-Okay--1583x2048.jpg 1583w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2020\/09\/September-2020-Violence-is-Never-Okay-.jpg 1700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 346px) 100vw, 346px\" \/>Violence is never okay.<\/strong>\u00a0This month\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/health-and-safety-bulletins\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/health-and-safety-bulletins\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1600369524799000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGxCCh3FhHWneKDVPrCofCGlKgHeA\">Health and Safety Bulletin<\/a>\u00a0focuses on preventing and responding to workplace violence. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/niosh\/docs\/2002-101\/default.html#What%20is%20workplace%20violence?\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/niosh\/docs\/2002-101\/default.html%23What%2520is%2520workplace%2520violence?&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1600369524799000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEe_yiKcRuZ5mXVWLf6nusP2rqXuA\">National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety<\/a>\u00a0defines workplace violence as any violent act (including physical assaults and threats of assaults) directed toward persons on duty. Unfortunately, workplace violence is very common among EMS providers. A recent\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.naemt.org\/docs\/default-source\/2017-publication-docs\/naemt-violence-report-web-10-02-2019.pdf\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.naemt.org\/docs\/default-source\/2017-publication-docs\/naemt-violence-report-web-10-02-2019.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1600369524799000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEYntcB49p6TpWLkbyatViTKMojAw\">national survey<\/a>\u00a0of EMS providers conducted by the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians found that 2 in 3 providers (67%) reported being physically assaulted and almost all (91%) providers reported being verbally assaulted at some point while practicing EMS.\u00a0<strong>Violence should never be accepted as \u201cpart of the job.\u201d<\/strong> Virginia Law dictates that any person who commits an assault or an assault and battery against an EMS provider may be charged with a Class 6 Felony.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Click\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/health-and-safety-bulletins\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/health-and-safety-bulletins\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1600369524799000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGxCCh3FhHWneKDVPrCofCGlKgHeA\">here<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to check out this month\u2019s Health and Safety Bulletin.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Click\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/reporting-lod\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/reporting-lod\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1600369524799000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGcU_lDqKUl-WZepgbLaCWhiW7dEg\">here<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to learn more how to report workplace violence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Violence is never okay.\u00a0This month\u2019s\u00a0Health and Safety Bulletin\u00a0focuses on preventing and responding to workplace violence. 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