On this month’s episode, we’re joined by Dr. Justin Mausz to discuss violence against paramedics. During the episode, you’ll hear us cover:

  • How often are we seeing violence against paramedics
  • What is violence? Is it different from harassment? Does intent matter? 
  • Incident reporting
  • How does it compare to other industries?
  • What does violence against paramedics look like?
  • How do we balance paramedic and patient safety?
  • What do we do with this?
  • PPE
  • Policy development 
  • External vs internal violence
  • The value of research

Sponsored by: 

Dr Justin Mausz

Dr. Justin Mausz is an advanced care paramedic and scientist with Peel Regional Paramedic Services, a faculty member in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto, and a scientist with the McNally Project for Paramedicine Research. 

Justin’s research focuses primarily on the health, safety, and well-being of paramedics and he is co-principal investigator of the Violence in Paramedicine Research Group. 

Follow Justin on Twitter/X @Prof_Dewey on LinkedIn at Justin Mausz and visit www.protectparamedics.com to learn more.