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A lot of the info on here is good. My two cents is for gun shots, SCENE SAFETY not all gun shots are accidental. After you check for safety trauma pads and apply direct pressure onto the wound and hold it there. Talk to the person if their conscious ask them simple questions, name date of birth, who is the president, day of the week, if their on medication (blood thinners). If the trauma pad/2x4 gauze pads or whatever you have become blood soaked (mostly likely the wound will still be bleeding) keep the first pad on the wound and add another on top. You do not want to remove the original one. Using roller gauze you can secure the pads to the wound and by applying twists in the roller gauze over the wound area extra pressure will be applied. After that getting the person to a hospital quickly is the best thing. Depending where I am and where the gunshot is I would transport them ASAP to the nearest hospital rather than waiting for an ambulance. I have talked to multiple LEO's about their wishes if they get shot, most of them want to be transported by their co-workers to Cooper Trauma and not wait for an ambulance. (Cooper Trauma is the best and only Level 1 Trauma Center in the Camden/Gloucester County area for those of your readers up north). Some important things to think of anything near the back/spine do not move the person keep them in the position you find them, risking a spinal column injury from moving the patient is not worth it. You could paralyze the person. If there is a lot of blood from due to the location, major vein/artery a tourniquet will be a very good choice. Youtube has videos that show you how to apply tourniquets. I am a volunteer EMT for an active 9-1-1 EMS agency. Any other questions I will do my best to answer them for you in regards to techniques and procedures. Most of the gear listed above that is repeated are good items to have in a first aid kit.

You mean thats not how a drive thru works?? Best picture I have seen in a while though.

So my initial interpretation is wrong then, always happy to get others oppinion on the subject. I avoid this problem all together and keep my phone inacessible during calls. To many other people out there taking videos of police/fire/ems personnel doing their job and then posting the videos on youtube/facebook, so i will eventually see it.

Don't get me wrong, everyones first priority is to provide assistance but once there are enough people there and a manpower pool is formed that is when most pictures are taken. Idle hands are the devils tools.

I believe their pay is public record as well as every other state employee, overtime pay that is not public knowledge.

I would even go as far as saying as long there are no faces or distinguishing marks in the photos it is still okay for the pictures to be taken. Some trauma docs/nurses like pictures to help in their evaluation of the patient. As for taking picures of patients it was recommended to take pictures of cuts and lacerations so badnages didn't have to be re-opened at the hospital. Then again it goes back to there being no faces or distinguishing marks in the photo.

I know there are a decent number of first responders on this forum whether it be police/fire/ems. Take a few minutes to read this new law Gov. Christie signed about motor vehicle crashes to protect your self from civil liability. From my interpretation of the law you can still talke photos of the vehicle as long as the person is not in it still, but others may think differently. For those of you who aren't first responders take pictures of anything or anybody that you want. Bill To Protect Privacy Of Accident Victims Signed Into Law August 8, 2012 TRENTON – Legislation that would prohibit first responders from photographing or disclosing pictures of accident victims and patients to the public without their consent has been signed into law by Gov. Chris Christie. “This is not an injunction on our first responders, who act bravely and save lives, but the callous few who violate the privacy of the people they are charged with protecting,” said Assemblyman Craig Coughlin (D-Middlesex). “In an era where photos and videos can live in perpetuity online, no family should ever have to worry about distressing images of their loved ones being displayed without their consent.” The new law (S-199/A-789) prohibits a first responder who is dispatched to or present at the scene of a motor vehicle accident or other emergency situation, for the purpose of providing medical care or other assistance, from photographing, filming, videotaping, recording, or otherwise reproducing in any manner, the image of a person being provided medical care or other assistance, except in accordance with applicable rules, regulations or operating procedures of the agency employing the first responder. “Situations that require emergency medical attention are distressing enough without a victim or their family members having to worry about their privacy being invaded,” said Assemblyman Herb Conaway (D-Burlington). “This is a matter of respect and dignity, especially given the fact that victims or patients are usually in no position to grant authorization to these images.” The law defines “first responder” as a law enforcement officer, paid or volunteer firefighter, paid or volunteer member of a duly incorporated first aid, emergency, ambulance or rescue squad association, or any other individual who, in the course of his employment, is dispatched to the scene of a motor vehicle accident or other emergency situation for the purpose of providing medical care or other assistance. The law also prohibits a first responder from disclosing any photograph, film, videotape, record or other reproduction of the image of a person being provided medical care or other assistance at the scene of a motor vehicle accident or other emergency situation without the prior written consent of the person, or the person’s next-of-kin if the person cannot provide consent, unless that disclosure was for a legitimate law enforcement, public safety, health care, or insurance purpose of pursuant to a court order. A person who knowingly violates this prohibition on disclosure is guilty of a disorderly persons offense, which is punishable by imprisonment for up to six months, or a fine of up to $1,000 or both. In addition to any other right of action or recovery otherwise available under the laws of the state, a first responder who knowingly violates this prohibition, is liable to the person whose image was taken or disclosed, who may bring a civil action in the Superior Court. The court may award (1) actual damages, but not less than liquidated damages computed at the rate of $1,000 for each violation of the bill; (2) punitive damages upon proof of willful or reckless disregard of the law; (3) reasonable attorney’s fees and other litigation costs reasonably incurred; and (4) such other preliminary and equitable relief as the court deems appropriate.

My girlfriend really enjoyed shooting my .22 but for HD and CCW a larger caliber will be of better choice. IrishPetesWife should chime in at somepoint on this subject... beat...

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Welcome to the forum from Gloucester County.

Gov. Kris Krispie Kreme... will be good for decades

Is he saying condom star or am I twisting his words around?

Good luck!

Had to youtube that, definitely worth it

After electing to stay late at work, I am listening to the scanner to pass time.

Yes actually, In a way it will with an error message.

Yeah, when a town had the ALPR's on loan from the sheriffs/prosecutors office in gloucester county they had a squad car sit on on overpass on 295 and let it sit there for 2 hours or so, I think they got 6 felony warrant arrests from cars on the highway. Its a great system. ShawnMoore, sorry to here about the mix up with the other shawn, I'd be ticked off as well is someone else had the same name and D.O.B. as me and kept screwing me over for things. Hopefully your run in with the gibbstown police(east greenwhich now? did they consolidate?) will decrease and become non-existent.

I ment as far as radio transmissions, except for talk around channels, but yes the non-adverstised non-emergency lines are not recorded.

Same thing with being allowed to use a laptop while driving police are allowed to use a cell phone for police matters while driving, it is frowned upon for the distracted driving part if they get in an accident. Sometimes you need to use a cell phone instead of a radio due lengthy transmissions from dispatch to the officer or the officer to dispatch. Sometimes especially in Gloucester County the system goes down and the radios get interference from digital tv stations. About being recorded, all officers know that everything is recored and are wise enough to keep it clean.

Even if the data was stored for months or years it doesn't prove anything other then your license plate was at that location at that time, the picture doesn't show who was driving or who was in the car.

I haven't heard of something that will block the camera from capturing the image completely. On another note these cameras keep the officers more focused on driving their vehicle instead of typing in the plate while driving. Some departments have issued new policies due to accidents from officers typing in the MDT's that the vehicle must be stopped if you want to type on the MDT(fancy talk for laptop).

I pick-up as many as i shoot if not more on open fields. Even if you can't get all of yours, picking up other brass equals it out.