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Welcome to the EMS Voluntary Event Notification Tool
(E.V.E.N.T.)!
This is an aggregate report of the provider violence events reported
to E.V.E.N.T. for calendar year of 2017. We want to thank all of our
organizational site partners. For a complete listing of site partners,
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see page 4.
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E.V.E.N.T. is a tool designed to improve the safety, quality and and Research in EMS
consistent delivery of Emergency Medical Services (EMS). It collects (CLIR)
data submitted anonymously by EMS practitioners. The data
collected will be used to develop policies, procedures and training
programs to improve the safe delivery of EMS. A similar system used
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by airline pilots has led to important airline system improvements
based upon pilot reported "near miss" situations and errors.

Any individual who encounters or recognizes a situation in which an

EMS safety event occurred, or could have occurred, is strongly
encouraged to submit a report by completing the appropriate
E.V.E.N.T. Notification Tool (Patient Safety Event, Near Miss Event,
Violence Event). The confidentiality and anonymity of this reporting
tool is designed to encourage EMS practitioners to readily report
EMS safety events without fear of repercussion.

“Arrived on scene at police request to find subject and

officer in a tussle. Subject was trying to get the officer's
weapon and medics moved in to assist. The subject was
high on methamphetamines and other drugs, was tased
two times without effect… paramedic received scratches
on the arm from the subject, who was bleeding freely and
shared it with all parties. Once the subject was controlled
and handcuffed, he expressed he 'might' have Hepatitis B
or HIV...he didn't know..…” – 2H2017 EVENT Violence
Report #2

This is the aggregate Provider Violence E.V.E.N.T. summary

report for calendar year 2017.
 


Table 1: Violence Events As you review the data

Quarterly contained in this report,
please consider helping
2014 2015 2016 2017 us advertise the
Jan - Mar 3 10 9 9 availability of 

the report by pointing
Apr - Jun 5 5 6 25 your colleagues to
Jul - Sep 18 5 19 10
www.emseventreport.com

Oct - Dec 10 5 5 8

Total 36 25 39 52

Near Miss E.V.E.N.T. CLIR Quarterly

Event Report Notified of Reports
Occurs with Completed EMS NME Generated
EMS Online

When an anonymous EVENT report is submitted, our team is notified by email. In the United States, the
anonymous event report is shared with the state EMS office of the state in which the event was reported to
have occurred. The state name in the report is then removed and the record is shared through our Google
Group and kept for this summary report. Canadian records have the Province name removed, and then the
reports are shared through the Paramedic Chiefs of Canada, and kept for inclusion in aggregate reports.

Violence Events by State

23
20
16
13
10
7
3
0
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Idaho

Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa


15
23
30

0
8
Single Family Residence

Multifamily Residence

Apartment Complex

Street

Prison

Nursing Home

Office Building

Retail Store

School

Park or Public Area

Place Violence Occurred

Ambulance

Hospital

Clinic

Other
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 Victim Age Assailant Age
30 18
23 14
11
15
7
8 4
0 0
0-18 19-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61+ 0-18 19-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61+


Victim Assailant
Gender Gender
Undetermined
Female 4%
31%
Female Male
Male 44% 52%
69%

Victim Race Assailant Race

50 11

9
38
7

25
4

13 2

'-
Black

Caucasian

First Nation/Native American

Hispanic

Other
0
Asian

Black

Caucasian

First Nation/Native American

Hispanic

Other
 


10
20
30

0
13
25
38
50

0
None

Soft tissue injury

Burn
44

Muscle or joint sprain/strain

Low Level

Fracture/dislocation

Head injury/concussion

Blood borne exposure

Chemical exposure, including mace/CS

8

Options Reported

Infectious exposure, any route

Deadly

Bite injury, human

Paramedic's Perception of Harm

Stab, puncture, impalement

Type of Victim Injury Note: Multiple

GSW, blast injury

 0
10
20
30
40

15
23
30

0
8
None
Unarmed Grab

Unarmed Choke

Minor
Unarmed Strike

Moderate
Club
Type of Victim Treatment

Serious
Knife

Firearm

Explosive Device
Method of Assault

Mace, Pepper, Chemical

Note: Multiple Options Reported

Verbal Threat

Push/Shove
 Internal Agency Report Filed
40

32

24

16

0
Yes No Unknown

Law Enforcement Present

or Notified
40

30

20

10

0
Yes No Unknown

Assailant Arrest
40
33
27
20
13
7
0
Yes No Unknown