Chapter 52, Crime Scene Awareness (Paramedic)

As an educated and effective health care provider, you need to know how to avoid violence when possible and how to protect yourself when violence erupts. Sound survival skills training will help you identify and avoid potentially dangerous situations. Once you recognize a violent situation, your goal is to retreat to a safe location and await the assistance of law enforcement personnel.
0:00 Introduction
0:09 National EMS Education Standard Competencies
0:37 Introduction
1:46 Awareness
3:10 Body Armor
4:03 Indicators of Violence
5:04 Standard Operating Procedures
5:45 Highway and Rural Road Incidents
6:19 Approach and Vehicle Positioning
7:45 Approaching the Motor Vehicle
10:57 Retreating From Danger
11:43 Residential Incidents
12:21 Approaching a Residence
12:47 Entering a Residence
14:28 Domestic Violence
15:46 Clandestine Drug Laboratories
17:16 Gangs
19:36 Mass Shootings, Active Shooters, and Snipers
23:22 Hostage Situations
25:16 Contact and Cover
26:25 Using Walls as Cover
27:19 Evasive Tactics
28:04 Concealment Techniques
30:08 Self-Defense in Armed Encounters
31:41 Crime Scenes
31:52 Preserving Evidence