So I had went on a call recently which involved an intoxicated 17 year old male at a park. I have not been an EMT for more than a year (was licensed just out of high school in fact) so I very vaguely knew my patient who was an underclassman (and still in high school at this time). I never really hung out, nor talked with him because he fells primarily into the group that doesn't do to well in high school, and certainly like to drink a certain beverage on the weekends.
The whole incident began like this: I had received a phone call from friend telling me there was some kid passed out at the park, which I lived just a couple blocks away from. So I asked the standard questions: Is he breathing? Does he have a pulse? Why did he pass out? The answers to those questions were: "Yes", "Yes", and "He's drunk and on something, and was trying to hit people."
So I had called dispatch to meet me there with an ambulance and an officer. The mistake that I had made was that I went ahead and started to go check on him before others arrived. The friends that were there had helped me sit him down so we could start asking him some questions. He was blatantly intoxicated, had smelled like a marijuana field, and told me he had taken crystal, which was sort of evident from the track marks up and down his arms.
I did not start medical intervention because of consent issues. Well he passed out, vomited, and started seizing. My first thought was to at least log roll him, seeing as how I had absolutely no medical equipment with me, and my jump bag was in the car. Suddenly he stops seizing, gets up and tries to walk home. We had him sit down again and told him to just sit there for a few. At this point, he didn't want to fight me, and actually acted as my friend. He begged us not to call it in, but he didn't tell him PD and EMS was already en route.
Everything changed within a second. He started to become highly belligerent and began fighting one of the kids there. I pulled them off and told the group to go away, and I walked back up to my car and sat there for a moment waiting until PD arrived. Because at this point, I was now in actual danger. After I had gave them an update of the situation, I started to go back down, and kept my distance. However, he could hear the sirens, and began jumping on my back and striking me. All I did to him was grab his fists, and pull them around me so he could no longer hit.
Once the officer arrived, he let go and gave up, in which they took him into custody. Medical arrived shortly thereafter, and I went ahead and told them what I had observed. They needed parental consent to look at him so they took him to the police station to wait. The officers had cleared me of any wrong doing, and more or less told me to call if I wanted to press charges.
Well here is the problem I am now having. He remembers my face, remembers who I am, and now wants revenge. He is actually looking for me and asking others about me to find me and cause harm. So what do I do? He's really not capable of doing much to my person, but I am most afraid for my car or my house. Should I contact the officer who was on duty, or let it go? This is where I need the guidance.
The whole incident began like this: I had received a phone call from friend telling me there was some kid passed out at the park, which I lived just a couple blocks away from. So I asked the standard questions: Is he breathing? Does he have a pulse? Why did he pass out? The answers to those questions were: "Yes", "Yes", and "He's drunk and on something, and was trying to hit people."
So I had called dispatch to meet me there with an ambulance and an officer. The mistake that I had made was that I went ahead and started to go check on him before others arrived. The friends that were there had helped me sit him down so we could start asking him some questions. He was blatantly intoxicated, had smelled like a marijuana field, and told me he had taken crystal, which was sort of evident from the track marks up and down his arms.
I did not start medical intervention because of consent issues. Well he passed out, vomited, and started seizing. My first thought was to at least log roll him, seeing as how I had absolutely no medical equipment with me, and my jump bag was in the car. Suddenly he stops seizing, gets up and tries to walk home. We had him sit down again and told him to just sit there for a few. At this point, he didn't want to fight me, and actually acted as my friend. He begged us not to call it in, but he didn't tell him PD and EMS was already en route.
Everything changed within a second. He started to become highly belligerent and began fighting one of the kids there. I pulled them off and told the group to go away, and I walked back up to my car and sat there for a moment waiting until PD arrived. Because at this point, I was now in actual danger. After I had gave them an update of the situation, I started to go back down, and kept my distance. However, he could hear the sirens, and began jumping on my back and striking me. All I did to him was grab his fists, and pull them around me so he could no longer hit.
Once the officer arrived, he let go and gave up, in which they took him into custody. Medical arrived shortly thereafter, and I went ahead and told them what I had observed. They needed parental consent to look at him so they took him to the police station to wait. The officers had cleared me of any wrong doing, and more or less told me to call if I wanted to press charges.
Well here is the problem I am now having. He remembers my face, remembers who I am, and now wants revenge. He is actually looking for me and asking others about me to find me and cause harm. So what do I do? He's really not capable of doing much to my person, but I am most afraid for my car or my house. Should I contact the officer who was on duty, or let it go? This is where I need the guidance.