Medical
Incident videos help responders identify the physical and behavioral cues of a severe behavioral emergency that may or may not have a criminal component
Heart disease is a leading cause of death for police officers.View this webinar to learn about health diagnostics and wellness initiatives that specifically address the needs of law enforcement officers.
Drug overdoses are at record levels, and as recent news reports indicate, children are succumbing to fentanyl-related exposures in the classroom
Parish operations manager Jeremy Bouer said providing the kits was the right thing to do because people need to be equipped to save lives when someone overdoses
The current plan is to update training to make sure that first responders are aware of the risks posed by contact with fentanyl
Officer Chris Green nearly died after coming in contact with fentanyl during an arrest. Narcan saved his life
The Vancouver PD shared the “not staged” photo taken by its homeless outreach coordinator
What each form of fentanyl means for the user and first responder.
The deputy suffered a health emergency after a fight with a DUI suspect
The 2015 AHA CPR guidelines refresh: still the most current recommendations.
Here’s an overview of what naloxone is and how responders are helping curb the opioid epidemic
The rise of the extremely potent drug is a troubling new reality for a country already reeling from an opioid epidemic
Recent mass emergency response events have emphasized the importance of equipping police with proper first aid training and equipment
Dr. Eileen Bulger believes that bystanders need to be able to stop severe bleeding caused by acts of terrorism and other public violence
The competition seeks to align public health forces with technology experts as communities across the nation remain in the grip of a heroin and opioid epidemic
Police say they want to illustrate the impact of the heroin epidemic by sharing photos of a 4-year-old boy sitting in a vehicle behind slumped-over adults
Officer Curtis Shurtliff came to the rescue and performed CPR for 30 minutes
The nation’s medical tactical response team answers the call when mass medical care is needed
Jim and Doug revist the topic of Narcan and respond to some comments from LEOs
Jim and Doug also offer key tips for making the jump up to the next level in the chain of command and explore how police use social media to solve crimes
Test your knowledge of assessing and treating an opioid overdose
The department posted edited video of the overdose and revival on its Facebook page
The incident has shaken officers, who have been responding to hundreds of opiate overdose calls over the past two years
After his city suffered 47 overdose deaths in an 18-month period, Lt. Patrick Glynn began to think seriously about the role of cops in treating OD victims
Risk of transmitting the disease depends on whether the HIV carrier has a “high viral load” and the severity of the bite
Man became agitated over treatment and drew a handgun from his waistband in the deadly November 3 shooting
Attorney General Eric Holder has urged first responders to use an overdose-reversal drug to help save lives amid a nationwide resurgence in heroin abuse
There has been a big resurgence in heroin mainly because a legitimate prescription drug — Oxycontin — is now much more difficult to obtain
Officers in the Johnstown Police Department’s K9 unit are their dog’s partners, friends and — in some unfortunate situations — their doctors, too
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