EMS
Law enforcement officers and paramedics regularly encounter profoundly agitated patients and need the medications to treat those patients as well as the support of their organizations
Incident videos help responders identify the physical and behavioral cues of a severe behavioral emergency that may or may not have a criminal component
A three-year program teaches Toledo high schoolers about careers in public safety
Advocates for the proposed program say it would be a more humane way to treat people in crisis and police could still be called for backup
The plan is part of a $76 million overhaul to the city’s mental health care system
Both officers were on motorcycles escorting the vice president’s motorcade and sustained non-life-threatening injuries
A spokesman said the department has received “numerous complaints” and “additional information” about the use of ketamine to sedate Elijah McClain
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Deputy Cameron Kinsey dislodged a coin trapped in the child’s throat
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A Sunstar paramedic was denied service after being told by an employee “we don’t serve officers in here”
Many were treated on scene after reports of a possible shooting in Los Angeles’s Hyde Park
Mikeal Tordsen is sanctioned to also serve as a paramedic while on duty as a police officer after proposing a unique partnership between his two employers
Rookie officer Michael Filamore was fired from the police department after being accused of violating protocol by muting his body-worn camera, which recorded the alleged assault, and failing to report the incident
The paramedics came to the aid last month of a police officer knocked to the ground by a man who was pummeling him with punches while yelling “I’m going to kill you”
Officials said the actress kicked an EMT while she was being placed onto a gurney and punched an officer who was trying to intervene in a family dispute
Sally Yates will lead a probe into whether Minneapolis LEOs crossed a line and urged paramedics to inject members of the public with ketamine
The report said that Hennepin Healthcare EMS providers, in the presence of police, injected suspects of crimes and others who already appeared to be restrained
The dog, nicknamed Winks, was doused in bleach to possibly cover up any DNA from his owner
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Officer Nadia Siconolfi says the mother deserves credit for staying so calm
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East Liverpool Police Department officers found a woman unresponsive in a black SUV; they ended up transporting her to the hospital after an ambulance no-show
The state’s success is based on law enforcement partnerships that have led to successful collaborations in care
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Officer Davis ordered the suspect to the ground, but the man charged at Davis, knocking his firearm to the ground and tackling him
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Christopher Barlow, 20, was armed with a handgun and double-edged knife when he was arrested
Sgt. Robert Watson pulled William An to his patrol car and rushed him to the hospital
The officer remains in critical condition and is scheduled to undergo brain surgery
Officers exposed themselves to gunfire as they carried William An into a squad car and rushed him to a hospital
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