The following is paid content sponsored by Philips By Cole Zercoe The use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in police departments is a vital component of protecting the public. As police agencies continue to evolve and take on new life-saving responsibilities traditionally associated with those in medical professions, AEDs should be seriously considered as a […]
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Case Study: How a Calif. PD is combating cardiac arrest
The following is paid content sponsored by Philips By Cole Zercoe Background: When the heart fails, seconds – not minutes – could mean the difference between life and death. There are 326,000 EMS-assessed incidents of cardiac arrest that occur outside of hospitals each year. On average, fewer than 11 percent of the victims survive, according […]
Judge: Photographing Pa. police not always protected by First Amendment
By Andrew Blake The Washington Times PHILADELPHIA — Photographing police activity without “any stated purpose of being critical of the government” isn’t constitutionally protected, a federal judge in Philadelphia has ruled. In a 21-page decision put out Friday by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, District Judge Mark Kearney dismissed First […]