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In rural areas where a beat can cover hundreds of square miles and backup is far away, a cop’s patrol rig is a shelter, shed and toolbox
Drownings can happen in any body of water, at any time of the year, anywhere in the country
The officer quickly began chest compressions and then back thrusts on the baby girl before EMS arrived, causing her to breathe again
M.A.R.C.H. is a guide for early intervention and care for life-threatening bleeding, airway compromise and inadequate breathing
After finding the man not breathing inside a home, the officer is seen administering Narcan and performing chest compressions
“There’s a belief that if you touch fentanyl that you could receive a lethal dose or you could get exposed to fentanyl to the skin ... I’ve never heard of a case of that happening.”
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
Vine Grove Police Chief Kenneth Mattingly got the idea for the vending machine after a call officers responded to earlier this year
Attorneys for the victim indicated the city was liable because officers did not terminate the pursuit earlier
“Let’s be clear: Selling drugs is not legal. Using drugs out in the open is completely unacceptable,” Mayor London Breed said
“We need Narcan on the streets and in the jail so, obviously, it’s a concern to us when that supply may be cut off.”
The Lucas Chest Compression System helps alleviate fatigue during the delivery of CPR
District officials also announced plans to create a safety task force, led by the LAPD, to use data to map out where and how frequently overdose incidents are occurring
Naloxone will be provided by the county’s Department of Public Health at no cost to the district
The department will monitor an officer’s progress and ensure they spend the full month in a rehabilitation program
Officer Nick Ferara said it was the first time he ever saved a life
The trooper uses an ax to break the car’s window and then with assistance from bystanders, pushes the vehicle over from its side to extricate the driver
The department will run a three-year study on the use and results of deputies carrying the opioid overdose reversal drug
The vending machine – the first of its kind in the state – holds 54 boxes and is stocked by the detention center
Through a Dukes Healthcare Foundation grant, leaders brought Sigma Tactical Wellness representatives to the Peru police and fire departments
Olivia Bartulovic responded to two calls for victims in cardiac arrest, who were able to survive thanks to the officer’s early CPR efforts
Statewide, 245 overdose deaths were reported last year, and six out of 10 were linked to fentanyl
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Deputy Jeff Hermanson, 45, had been with the Saunders County Sheriff’s Office since 2001
Officer Walter Broussard, 62, served with the UC Davis Police Department for over 24 years
Officer Randy Isaacs, 41, was remembered as charismatic and outgoing
Intense bodycam video shows a patrol boat dodging kayakers and tubers as officers rush to help a young girl
Hospitals, like schools, are not typically designed to guard against the threat of a determined gunman
Cody Olafson was completing a 1.5-mile run when he collapsed at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection academy
Police were responding to a shooting that left one person dead and four others injured
EMS providers were ready at the shore, but as they transported the patient, she stopped breathing again and they had to stabilize her
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