Emergency Medical Assistance.

Discuss the legal aspects of providing emergency medical assistance. Includes: duty to Request and Render Aid - CCP 2B.0301; request Emergency Medical Services (EMS); provide first aid or treatment… to the extent of the officer’s skill and training; duty to Give Information and Render Aid - TC 550.023;

Identify factors associated with treatment of different cultures. Includes: be aware of possible religious, lifestyle, or ethnic beliefs affecting medical care; be sensitive to people’s differences – You must provide equity in treatment.

Identify universal precautions for preventing transmission of communicable diseases. Includes: tuberculosis (TB) = Airborne; coronavirus (COVID) = Droplet; influenza (Flu) = Droplet; meningitis = Droplet; scabies = Contact; herpes (HSV) = Contact; varicella / Chickenpox / Shingles (VZV) = Contact; human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) = Blood / Body Fluid.

Identify the three general phases of law enforcement emergency medical assistance. Includes: direct Threat Care / Hot Zone / Care Under Fire; care provided in any area with an ongoing direct and immediate threat of additional injury (shooting, stabbing, flame/fire, live electrical lines, vehicles on highway, etc.);