One more TRIK up our sleeves: Medical tactics 1
Years ago in the police academy, it was forbidden to even utter that officers be trained as Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs). Comments would range from “That is not our job” to “We ...
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Using hemostatic agents in the tactical environment7
Some people enter this career for very basic reasons, like to make a difference in the life of just one person, or save at least one life. On a chilly December day, Deputy Patrick Esser of the Waukesha ...
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September 2010 Product Roundup: Tactical Products
PoliceOne is focusing on the latest news, products and information about Police Tactical Products and technologies, such as ballistics shields, medical/tems products, and riot gear, throughout ...
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Product Review: Philips HeartStart FRX1
"If you can flip a light switch or put on a band aid, you can work this thing." – Chief Stephen Johnson, Rochester (Minn.) Police DepartmentI tested the Philips HeartStart FRX, an advanced ...
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Fla. cops have a new weapon to fight germs 3
By Gary Taylor Orlando SentinelSANFORD, Fla. — The latest weapon carried by Sanford police officers doesn't fire bullets and wouldn't do much damage if they hit you with it.But the device they now ...
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Pandemic flu planning: How to set up point of dispensing sites
In the event of a pandemic flu, the need for mass immunizations will be vital to containing the spread of the disease and also decreasing the impact to the nation's critical infrastructure. To operate a successful Point of Dispensing (POD), key leaders from all disciplines – fire/EMS, health, law enforcement and emergency management – will need to work together. ...
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Fla. medics are a crucial part of SWAT teams
By Jerome Burdi Sun-SentinelFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — These fire-rescue paramedics fight blazes, and pack heat.In Palm Beach County, SWAT medics can double as police officers. They go through the police ...
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AED spells life-saving aid for patrol officers1
By Jan Gaillard Virginian-PilotVIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — When Virginia Beach Police Officer Ken Buechner was dispatched to a cardiac-arrest case near Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital last month, ...
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Ohio SWAT team adds paramedics
By Suzanne Hoholik Columbus DispatchCOLUMBUS, Ohio — These are not your typical paramedics.These guys wear body armor and helmets and join SWAT teams during raids, shootings and hostage situations."We ...
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Assembling a blow out kit for patrol3
We do not get to choose when and where we will be attacked, the number of attackers, the duration of attack, or how we might be injured, but by virtue of the oath we took, we have an obligation to be prepared. Assembling your own blow out kit is relatively simple and inexpensive, and should include (as a minimum) all of the items necessary to treat life threatening injuries caused by penetrating trauma such as gunshot or stab wounds. ...
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Atlanta 'police surgeon' bonds with officers1
Related article: Firsthand account: Police surgeonBy S.A. Reid The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionATLANTA — When two Atlanta police officers were rushed to Grady Memorial Hospital's emergency room after ...
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Firsthand account: Police surgeon
By Francis V. Adams The Los Angeles TimesPolice surgeons in European countries are forensic pathologists who perform autopsies and investigate crime scenes. In this country, police surgeons are drawn from ...
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City training cops as firefighters, EMS11
In Woodbury, the police will help if you get mugged.
Or if your house catches fire.
Or if you have a heart attack.
That’s because Woodbury has become the only place in Minnesota where on-duty police fight crime, put out fires and respond to medical emergencies as paramedics.
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