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Tag: Trauma Care
Patrol
Dispatchers and Call Takers: Thanks to (and Support for) the Men and Women on the Thin Yellow Line
During the second full week of April, public safety agencies celebrate a group of individuals without whom public safety agencies would fail to properly function—dispatchers and call takers.
April 19, 2019
Patrol
MiniFAK Everyday Carry Trauma Kit
Chinook
Chinook's MiniFAK is a small, compact everyday carry trauma kit designed to address severe bleeding and penetrating chest injuries.
July 11, 2017
Patrol
The Twist That Saves Lives
Not that long ago any police commander who was buying tourniquets for officers and urging their use when appropriate would have been thought reckless. But now more officers are carrying these life-saving devices on duty.
June 15, 2017
Patrol
Doctors Say Trauma Kit, Quick Response by Fellow Officers Saved Ohio Rookie Struck by Vehicle
Dayton police say doctors believe quick thinking by an officer and a tourniquet kit likely saved the life of another officer struck by a motorist on Interstate 75 last week.
December 27, 2016
Patrol
Video: Philly Officer Shot in Thigh, Uses Tourniquet to "Save" Self
Two suspects are in custody after a Philadelphia police officer was shot and wounded, while responding to a robbery call.
April 18, 2016
Special Units
GTAK
Officerstore.com
New, handcrafted Gunshot Trauma Aid Kits (GTAKs) from GideonTactical contain gunshot-trauma essentials for preventing exsanguination.
November 24, 2015
Patrol
Video: Maryland Officer Has Saved Two Stabbing Victims with Issued Trauma Kit
This is the second time in the last two months that Officer Risher has had to use his medical kit on the scene. The first emergency was a domestic incident in July. Officer Risher said a woman had been stabbed.
September 12, 2014
Patrol
Maryland Officer Has Saved Two Stabbing Victims with Issued Trauma Kit
This is the second time in the last two months that Officer Risher has had to use his medical kit on the scene. The first emergency was a domestic incident in July. Officer Risher said a woman had been stabbed. More Here.
September 12, 2014
Patrol
Individual First Aid Kit
Chinook Medical Gear
Chinook Medical Gear, a distributor and manufacturer of tactical medical kits, unveils the TMK-IFAK, a new Individual First Aid Kit (IFAK) for use in any tactical situation.
June 25, 2014
Training
Hemorrhage Control
Officer Joshua Burns might have bled out and died if it wasn't for a new emergency medical program that the Dallas PD had implemented just weeks before he was shot. As part of that program, 3,200 Dallas officers had been trained in basic hemorrhage control techniques and issued Tactical Medical Solutions' Downed Officer Kit (DOK).
June 22, 2014
Training
Wounded N.C. Officer's Condition Upgraded
The Morehead City (N.C.) Police officer wounded in an accidental shooting at a training exercise has been taken off a respirator and his condition upgraded to fair.
October 6, 2013
Patrol
What It's Like to Be Shot
Perhaps the most significant factor in an officer's ability to recover from a shooting incident is the level of support offered to him by his department. Departments that provide post-shooting support and advocate for their officers in the media and with health care providers are more likely to benefit from their actions in the long run.
September 16, 2013
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