Spokane Police Officers Sharpen Their Medical Triage Skills
SPR's Doug Nadvornick reports. Police officers have broad job descriptions these days. Not only do they look for and investigate crime, but they’re also asked to be social workers and mediators. And, on occasion, they also serve as emergency medical technicians. Last week, some Spokane officers went through a new round of medical training. In a conference room at the Spokane Police Department’s Training Academy, officers in masks listen as one of their colleagues, Paul Buchmann, goes over the fine points of administering Narcan. That’s the medicine officers carry with them in case they...
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