H.I.T. Self Defense

I’ve decided to create a three-part workplace violence prevention string: part two involves violence prevention tips for ‘HealthCare Providers’. First things first: 45% of all workplace violence assaults are committed by healthcare patients. To all of the health care providers out there… I understand that your first priority is to help the patient. But what happens when the patient puts your life in danger? What do you do when a patient begins to show signs of pre-assault behavior? Might I suggest that you prepare yourself to counter an attack with a ‘reasonable response’. What do I mean by this? Escape … Continue Reading

We decided to switch this post up a bit and talk about workplace violence. This can pertain to the new college grad on your first job, or the seasoned veteran out there surviving the concrete jungle. Most people associate workplace violence with a co-worker “going postal”, but this is only a small percent of the assaults in the workplace. Workplace violence perpetrators can include customers, co-workers, domestic violence spillovers, and the predatory criminal with no affiliation to the workplace. Men often think they are immune, but they are actually twice as likely to be a victim of workplace violence. That … Continue Reading