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| Having worked in emergency medical services since age thirteen and currently having an active Emergency Medical Technician license (30+ years), I have progressed thru nursing from being a nursing assistant to a Registered nurse (OR,ER,ICU,Med-Surg,Psych) and then onto a Family Nurse Practitioner (licenses current). I am now actively working as a board eligible physician hospitalist in internal medicine and have privileges at multiple hospitals to include level one trauma centers. I have also served in all the above roles in the military and retired with 25 years of service. I have over 22 years of law enforcement experience and have served fulltime in corrections, patrol, reserves and SWAT. |
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Use of force in jails and patrol |
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Policy and procedures |
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Jail medical procedures |
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Restraint injuries, corrections/patrol officer responsibilities, jail food service, Inmate movement, inmate safety, inmate possession of contraband/narcotics/weapons |
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Chart/case file reviews as well as evidence evaluation and analysis |
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Policy and procedures |
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Standard of care |
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Failure to diagnose or give appropriate treatment |
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Supervising physician and protocols |
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Chart/Case file reviews and consultation |
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Determine if the officer/nurse’s actions were in line with standards of conduct or care and policies and procedures were followed |
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Determine if the Agency’s policies and procedures were within the standards of accepted
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Review and help with writing court briefs to include Daubert motions |
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Many law enforcement agencies across the country are dealing with an increase in Subjects who die while in custody. Multiple reasons have been given for these Occurrences but training has been slow to catch up on preventing subject’s death.
We will explore a few signs, symptoms, and appropriate responses in order to give Law enforcement administrations a resource when they address these issues in their policies and training guidance... |
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