Delivering Safety Where It Is Needed: Workplace Violence and the Armed Violent Intruder

Before the pandemic, healthcare workers faced a disproportionate percentage of workplace violence. Nearly three-quarters of all nonfatal injuries related to workplace violence in the US occurred in healthcare facilities. At the same time, nearly 50% of members of the American College of Emergency Physicians / Emergency Nurses Association were assaulted, with 70% of emergency room nurses reporting being hit or kicked on the job. These numbers only got worse during and after the pandemic. Almost one-third of registered nurses in the U.S. said they face increased on-the-job violence due to staffing shortages, changes in the patient population, and restrictions for visitors. In one quarter alone last year, 5,000 nurses reported on-the-job assaults. This comes to two nurses being assaulted every hour, or 57 assaults per day!

What steps are our security professionals taking to protect our environment?

Join this webinar and explore safety and security best practices in a healthcare setting:

• Take - Run, Hide, Fight, and turn to Educate, Escape, Evade, Engage
• Situational awareness and option-based solution.
• Leaving the patient behind so we don’t add to the body count.
• How does AI help prevent the incident, or at least increase response rate if one occurs.
• Escape- how do we get away from the threat.
• Evade how do I secure myself and others.
• Engage an armed suspect – can I win!?
• How and when do we train?  How do we make training safe
• Who do we engage from the community in our planning?

Presenter*

Jason J. Grellner
VP, Healthcare, Evolv Technology

Retired Lieutenant over the detectives, narcotics, civil process and courthouse divisions from the Franklin Country Sheriff’s Department in Missouri after 27 years of service.

Former Executive Director, Public Safety Ministry, and other public safety roles with Mercy Healthcare, implementing programs and effective technology solutions to keep staff and patients safe and secure.

Awards and Decorations:

• Decorated nine (9) times Eastern District Missouri US Attorney’s Office, “Outstanding Investigator Award”
• Outstanding Missourian by the Missouri House of Representatives
• Outstanding Local Government Achievement Award
• Director’s Award from the President’s Office of National Drug Control Policy
• Outstanding Narcotics Investigator, United States Senate
• National Methamphetamine and Prescription Drugs Initiative, National Impact Award 2010
• Missouri Narcotics Officers Association, Officer of the Year 2011
• Missouri Deputy Sheriff’s Association, Deputy of the year 2012
• Enrique S. Camarena Award 2013 - 2014

*Note:  Speakers and content are subject to change without notice.

Credit Information

Completion of this webinar is eligible for 1 CPE credit.  CPE credits for ASIS-sponsored webinars will be updated in your user profile within 48 hours of completion.  Self-reporting of CPE credits is not required.