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Emotionally Disturbed Persons (EDP)

Emotionally Disturbed Persons (EDP)

The Emotionally Disturbed Persons (EDP) topic examines and explains nature of people with social, mental, or behavioral problems and equips cops with the tools they need to safely handle these subjects, many of whom are close to suicide. Dealing with an emotionally disturbed person can be one of the most challenging encounters for an officer on patrol.
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July 05, 2011

Reality Training: Understanding excited delirium

Excited Delirium is a medical problem but law enforcement is often called first due to the individiual's violent and irratic behavior. In this video, Dave Smith explains protocol when dealing with these types of calls.
Reality Training: Understanding excited delirium
July 08, 2010

Sniper shoots gun out of suicidal man's hand

A man threatens to kill himself while sitting on an outdoor lawn chair, having demanded a lawyer write his will and that his girlfriend watch him die.
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July 03, 2010

Reality Training: Appleton P.D. Excited Delirium Case

Dave Smith discusses the condition of excited delirium and the traits that are common in cases of excited delirium. This is a medical emergency that can put the community at risk at times. Dave presents a video of an excited delirium case that occurred in 2009 as an example of how to properly handle an intense case of this type.
 Reality Training: Appleton P.D. Excited Delirium Case
February 01, 2010

Caught on video: Hero deputy saves man from train

A man in Bakersfield narrowly escaped death thanks to the heroics of a deputy. Gregory McKay, 46, was walking along railroad tracks on Monday about 1 a.m. Deputy Paul Duncan managed to pull him away just moments before a train passed, KERO-TV reported. The incident was captured by a sheriff's office helicopter.
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