Gracie Medical Defense

Gracie Medical Defense™

The Future of Healthcare Safety

Maximum Safety. Maximum Effectiveness.

Gracie Medical Defense (GMD) is a complete workplace violence prevention program. It covers verbal de-escalation, situational awareness, and effective non-violent defense skills for the most common assaults in healthcare.

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De-Escalation Contiuum

Level 1

Contained Agitation

  • Purposeless Motions
  • Verbalized Frustration
  • Pacing
Verbal De-Escalation

Create calm through all forms of communication; verbal, nonverbal, and paraverbal. Ask open-ended questions, listen with empathy, and paraphrase what they are saying back to them.