EVE4HP is an 8-hour course covering the basic skills required by any Healthcare Provider when facing possible, or even imminent assault. The course content consists of:
· Before you enter the room or home. (Pre-Planning)
· Verbal skills to diffuse potentially violent encounters.
· Entrance/exit plan
· Recognize the difference between a patient and an attacker/aggressor.
· Pre-assault indicators. (bystanders, body language, situational survey)
· The 6 D’s (Drugged, Domestic, Diabetic, Deranged, Drunk and Desperate) and what to look for in each.
· Legal aspects of self-defense.
· Legal aspects of patient restraint.
· Mental Preparation (Survival Mindset, Understanding stress and its effects)
· Documentation Skills (Using the DT4EMS Assault Response Form)
· Courtroom Demeanor
· Good Customer Service
· Assault Response Guidelines. (levels of force)
· Critical Thinking Problem-Solving.
· Escapes from various grabs/holds
· Easy to learn and retain “drills” to reinforce reaction timing
· Training in the 4 specific areas of self-defense
