Less Lethal Weapon Injuries

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Progression of Violence
  • Calm
    • Hardest to recognize
    • Best time to intervene
  • Irritable
    • Takes time, increasingly more difficult to intervene
    • You don"t like the person and want to ignore them
  • Sulking
  • Pacing at the entrance to the room
  • Complaining
    • If you feel like slapping them, they are probably thinking the same thing
  • Verbal
    • Starts to get much harder to de-escalate
  • The argument
    • Personal insults
    • Threats and accusations
  • Increased Agitation
    • Finger pointing
    • Pounding on the chest
    • Clenched fists
    • Pacing
  • The Fight"

 

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