As a hospital Security Officer I am required to attend regular classes in Management Of Aggressive Behaviors or MOAB. Also, nurses in the ER and BHU units get to take this class.
Basically it's use of force policy and descalation verbal tactics with comealong and takedown holds if the verbal stuff fails.
Almost every night we are called upon to calm down aggitated patients or visitors. Many times we are force to intervene in altercations between employees. Often we have to escort people from the hospital property. Other times we have to prevent patients from "elopeing", or leaving, an area such as the Emergency Department or the Behavioral Health Unit.
So verbal tactics and hand to hand techniques are an important skillset.
This past Friday was my day to attend my MOAB Refresher class. I clocked out at 7am at the end of my shift and by 8am was sitting in class.
It wasn't long before the class got past the powerpoint part of things and moved into the hands on part.
We covered different joint locks and come alongs.
Here I am partnered up grabbing an arm.
That's right. Don't make me snap your arm off and beat you with it.
Then it was my turn to be the bad guy. OUCH! My Arm!!!
We practiced takedowns. We are Going Down! We Are Going Down! Here I have my partner on the mat am getting some pointers from the instructor. Cross your Ankles. Don't make me tell you again. Cross your damn ankles. Oh, they are already crossed? My bad.
End of part one. Part Two shortly.
Basically it's use of force policy and descalation verbal tactics with comealong and takedown holds if the verbal stuff fails.
Almost every night we are called upon to calm down aggitated patients or visitors. Many times we are force to intervene in altercations between employees. Often we have to escort people from the hospital property. Other times we have to prevent patients from "elopeing", or leaving, an area such as the Emergency Department or the Behavioral Health Unit.
So verbal tactics and hand to hand techniques are an important skillset.
This past Friday was my day to attend my MOAB Refresher class. I clocked out at 7am at the end of my shift and by 8am was sitting in class.
It wasn't long before the class got past the powerpoint part of things and moved into the hands on part.
We covered different joint locks and come alongs.
Here I am partnered up grabbing an arm.
That's right. Don't make me snap your arm off and beat you with it.
Then it was my turn to be the bad guy. OUCH! My Arm!!!
We practiced takedowns. We are Going Down! We Are Going Down! Here I have my partner on the mat am getting some pointers from the instructor. Cross your Ankles. Don't make me tell you again. Cross your damn ankles. Oh, they are already crossed? My bad.
End of part one. Part Two shortly.
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