coming from an emts standpoint. we are first responders. when we are giving aid to patients things can drop at a hat, weapons have been pulled on us. we have been stabbed, etc. we also have issues with psychiatric patients and have been choked out, physically attacked, etc. it’s more of a self defense and safety issue.

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true that, i do know many people in ems that come from rural communities and smaller cities that don’t really have the resources that they need for police escorts so sometimes they literally have no choice but to walk into potentially dangerous environments. plus when you’re in the back with psychiatric patients i’m like a 5’6 woman and sometimes i get whole 6’7 male patients that are jacked. there’s no way im winning that fight. 💀

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nope i’m working in a smaller city primarily with psych patients, plus im in ift so if something goes sideways im lowkey cooked. 💀

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we also have to respond to 911 calls sometimes and we are the first on scene

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