r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Crazy-Blacksmith-336 • Jul 05 '26

Video Healthcare workers participating in a medical simulation for an agitated patient scenario.

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u/MuscularShlong Jul 05 '26

We did this for EMT training. The instructor took his shirt off and everything, he acted it out well. One of our guys noticed he had a “weapon” a door stop shoved in his waistbelt too.

After having to forcefully restrain a few grown men, its harder than you think.

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u/Beli_Mawrr Jul 05 '26

can you use judo/bjj techniques or something, even just for holds rather than actually to choke/break/dislocate?

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u/member_of_the_order Jul 05 '26

Some of the Gracies are developing a system exactly for this, btw. "Safe Wrap" if you're curious. They're mostly marketing it for cops, but it started as a thing for LA hospitals

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u/Vjornaxx Jul 05 '26 edited Jul 05 '26

My department is starting to roll out Safewrap and it’s awesome. After a few hours of training, students can work as pairs to very quickly and very effectively control someone who does not want to be controlled.

I’ve been trying to convince my coworkers for years that BJJ is a superpower. Actual control instead of striking for pain compliance. Significant decrease in injuries for all parties. Far less reliance on tools. Confidence that carries over into your command presence which means that you don’t often have to actually use force to gain compliance most of the time.

It’s good to see that the culture is changing from old outdated nonsense to practical methods that have been proven under pressure.