Medical
Jim Dudley speaks with Eric Thomas O’Neal about adding yet another dimension to today’s law enforcement officer, that of a trained emergency medical responder
It does no good for a cop to be on scene standing around waiting for folks with the better training and equipment to arrive
The Flagstaff Police Department now has one ZOLL AED Plus defibrillator in every patrol vehicle, funded through a $100K grant from Health First Foundation Northern Arizona and Griffith Blue Heart
The school resource deputy jumped into action when a student collapsed during lunchtime
Medical
The Citizen CPR Foundation’s 40 Under 40 Committee released a PSA on Oct. 16 to coincide with World Restart a Heat Day
The 28-year-old officer allegedly called his mother to say he felt unwell and was unconscious by the time she got to his home
Despite her own wounds, the deputy applied a tourniquet to her partner and radioed for help after they were shot in an ambush
Jocelynn James credits retired officer Terrell Potter with helping to save her from a life of crime
An attorney for the protest medics argued that rendering medical aid was a form of protected free speech
The committee formed at the behest of the National Institutes of Health and CDC published a draft recommending a four-phase distribution plan for the vaccine
The bill is based on a practice in Philadelphia known as “scoop and run”
Considerations following an officer-involved shooting
The boy was pale and lethargic after losing a significant amount of blood, police said
It was estimated that 1 in 4 Norwegians knew someone who had been directly affected by the deadliest attack in Norway since World War II
The bill, which creates a presumption that COVID-19 was contracted in the line of duty, is headed to the president’s desk
When a subject tells you they can’t breathe, it should be understood as a nontrivial indication that something might be seriously wrong
Trooper Christopher Kustra deployed an automatic AED to resuscitate a man who suffered a near-fatal electric shock while working near a dam
Life-threatening hemorrhages are a huge threat to officers who have been injured in the line of duty
The Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care had previously only recommended three tourniquets in its guidelines
Col. Patrick Callahan has the emergency authority to seize N95 masks, ventilators and other PPE for first responders and healthcare workers
This month, we asked our readers a series of questions about the medical gear they carry, the training they’ve received and the lifesaving measures they’ve taken on the job
“Our men and women are prepared if and when it hits the city. The equipment’s already been out. We have a lot more in store”
We lose 1,000 Americans a day to sudden cardiac arrest – here’s how cops could help
While some headway has been made recently with a decline in overdose deaths, our “allies” in our efforts have become part of the problem
How one organization is helping cops with an often occurring – but seldom discussed – legal and financial nightmare
‘Meth: We’re On It’ caused a stir online but local officials say it couldn’t have come at a better time
The officers were praised by their department for their lifesaving efforts
In dozens of cases nationwide, organs and other body parts have been harvested before coroners can complete autopsies
Four of the deputies came into contact with the drug administering CPR to an unresponsive inmate
After helping save teens during a water rescue, the LEO helped save a man from a speculated heroin overdose
“Normally the EMTs or Fire Department would handle a situation like this, but I just happened to be there first,” the LEO said
The LEOs gave her a couple of blows to the back and performed CPR, saving the baby’s life