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b"This episode of Inside EMS is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support and grants assistance for first responders and government leaders. To learn more, visit\\xa0lexipol.com.\\nAccording to Bureau of Labor statistics, for healthcare workers, assault is the most common source of nonfatal injury or illness requiring time off of work.\\nIn this episode of Inside EMS, Host Chris Cebollero is joined by Jason Brooks, BAS, EMT-P, I/C, to discuss the rising frequency of assaults against EMS providers.\\nBrooks owns and operates DT4EMS, LLC, providing defensive tactics for escaping, mitigating and surviving violent attacks. He has been in the EMS profession for over 25 years, serving as a firefighter, paramedic, paramedic educator and EMS administrator.\\xa0 He has spent nearly a decade studying the issue of violence in healthcare.\\nTogether, they discuss:\\nPersonal defense and de-escalation training\\nWhen to de-escalate domestic violence cases\\nWhat to do when verbal de-escalation fails\\n4 rules of physicial and mental defense\\nWhen to leave the scene\\nNotable quotes from Jason Brooks\\nIf you\\u2019re being threatened, you need to make the decision, \\u201cis this safe for me to stay here?\\u201d\\n\\u201cIt's not patient abandonment to leave a scene that's unsafe.\\u201d\\n\\u201cThere's no law out there that says that you have to sit there and be abused, be assaulted, etc. If it's unsafe, we need to know that care can end.\\u201d\\n\\u201cIf it gets to the point where it's escalated so quickly, if you have to leave equipment behind for your safety, leave it.\\u201d\\nAdditional resources\\nSpecial coverage: Protecting EMS providers from violence\\nPreventing violence against EMS personnel\\nResearch Analysis: Preventing downstream consequences of EMS assaults\\nRate and review the Inside EMS podcast\\nEnjoying the show? Please take a moment to\\xa0rate and review us on\\xa0Apple Podcasts.\\xa0Contact the Inside EMS team at\\xa0theshow@ems1.com\\xa0to share ideas, suggestions and feedback, or if you\\u2019d like to join us as a guest."