CASE #1
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My ATRIC class ended at 17:00 on Oct 01. At 02:30 on Oct 02 I was on the ambulance when a we received a call for a shooting at an apartment complex. Initially advised to stage for law enforcement, within minutes we were requested to "make scene." Once onscene, I never thought twice about the perimeter officers and door guys with guns drawn. I wasn't concerned that the first time I heard the shooter had not been located was while I was caring for the victim. I was not worried, because of the training I've received by the ALERRT staff during the course of Active Shooter II and ATRIC. I trusted that my officers would watch over us as we provided indirect threat care. SWAT Officers Ellingston & Beller had placed an Israeli bandage over the abdominal entrance wound (intestine protruding), and no exit wound found, so we quickly moved him onto a backboard and into the ambulance. The victim ultimately succumbed to his injuries At a local hospital, but because of the immediate care he received (made possible by the direct training provided ALERRT, and teamwork practiced in live scenarios), he was able to name his shooter(s).
Katie Contreras
Lieutenant/Paramedic
Katie Contreras
Lieutenant/Paramedic
Case Study 1 presented by Katie M Contreras
Lieutenant/Paramedic
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