(San Ramon, CA, Wednesday, November 16, 2022) – Law enforcement officers are increasingly acting as first responders, often arriving at a scene before paramedics and EMS. The national EMS response time average is over 15 minutes, and every second counts in a medical emergency. In five minutes or less, a wounded victim can bleed to death. As first ones at the scene of life-threatening medical emergencies, law enforcement often don’t have funding for the necessary equipment or the medical training to save lives.
When properly trained and equipped, a police officer can treat life-threatening injuries while waiting for EMS to arrive and take over. Unfortunately, some law enforcement agencies are not given adequate funding to supply police officers with the medical equipment or training needed for lifesaving care. Now more than ever law enforcement needs all they help they can get.
Cops Direct is a nonprofit supplying critical life-saving equipment to police departments across the country, on-demand when they need it most.