Poughkeepsie, NY – Dutchess County Sheriff Adrian “Butch” Anderson is pleased to announce that this week, Deputy Sheriffs received Tactical Emergency Casualty Care training and bleeding control kits through a partnership with two organizations.

Sheriff Anderson said, “We thank Guardian Revival and Medicine in Bad Places for providing us with lifesaving training and equipment. Often times, Deputy Sheriffs are the first emergency responders on the scene of violent crimes, motor vehicle crashes or other incidents where bleeding control measures need to be implemented to save a life. With the help of our friends from Guardian Revival and Medicine in Bad Places, deputy sheriffs are now better equipped to take necessary, lifesaving actions when faced with a medical trauma situation.”

Medicine in Bad Places partnered with Guardian Revival to provide lifesaving equipment and training to Dutchess County Deputy Sheriffs. Over the course of two days, Medicine in Bad Places instructors taught a Tactical Emergency Casualty Care Course to approximately 120 Deputy Sheriffs and outfitted them with custom individual first aid kits.

This training will allow Dutchess County Deputy Sheriffs the ability to effectively respond to any medical trauma emergency, mass casualty incident,

or active shooter situation

they could be faced with. The custom medical kit that each Deputy Sheriff received contains a tourniquet, compression bandage, QuikClot Bleeding Control Gauze, Nasal airway, and chest seals. Medicine in Bad Places also warranties their kit and will replace any item used in the line of duty by first responders, ensuring that officers will always have the gear they need.

In recent years, the U.S. has seen an increase in the number of large-scale incidents involving penetrating trauma or blast injuries, such as active shooter incidents. The provision of tourniquets and other trauma-stabilizing equipment to law enforcement officers can allow for the rapid triage and treatment of individuals, including other officers, at risk of death from severe hemorrhage.

For example, the events of the Boston Marathon bombing highlight the potential benefit of equipping law enforcement with tourniquets. During that incident, it was identified that the rapid application of a tourniquet resulted in multiple individuals surviving who might otherwise have died from exsanguinating hemorrhage.

While emphasis has been placed on response to motor vehicle accidents and violent crime, deputy sheriffs are often first on the scene during adverse weather events, agricultural or industrial accidents and other unique hazards. The core concepts are no different: responding Deputies should be able to assess the scene for threats and manage them once found. In addition to providing medical care to injured members of their communities, law enforcement officers may find themselves providing care to colleagues, either during periods of active threat when conventional EMS cannot enter the scene due to safety concerns or prior to the arrival of EMS.

Medicine in Bad Places was started in 2008 by SWAT Detective and Paramedic Shawn Soler, with the help of friends who wanted to help others train for scenarios that are not the normal everyday jobs we respond to. Over the last 13 years, Medicine in Bad Places has networked and collaborated with like-minded instructors from law enforcement EMS & fire departments from around the country. Find Medicine in Bad Places at: www.medicineinbadplaces.com  or on Facebook and Instagram @ MedicineInBadPlacesOrg.

Guardian Revival is a New York State 501(c)(3) Not-for-Profit chartered to support first responders, the armed forces, and our veteran communities. They raise money to fund training opportunities, equipment, and other resources for law enforcement, military service members, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), firefighters, and rescue services. As part of their micro mission “Apollo”, Guardian Revival purchases medical trauma kits and training for law enforcement. Find Guardian Revival at: www.guardianrevival.org .

Medicine in Bad Places provided a large discount to Guardian Revival, as they support the mission of providing first responders with the necessary equipment and training. Guardian Revival then funded the training and equipment and provided it at no cost to the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office.