Funded by the Engelstad Foundation, the program provides medical training and equipment for emergency medical workers to save lives before they get to the scene.
LAS VEGAS, July 5, 2022 /PRNewsWire/ — Touro University of Nevada, home to Nevada’s largest medical school, announces a Las Vegas Crisis Response Medical Training Program with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD). The program provides comprehensive medical training and courses for subway officers to save lives during crime emergencies in Las Vegas.
Touro University Nevada is Nevada’s largest School of Medicine and largest School of Physician Assistant Studies, fully accredited, and a private, nonprofit, Jewish-sponsored institution. (PRNews photo/Touro University Nevada)
Made possible by a $1 million grant from the Engelstadt Foundation, the program provides unique simulated reality medical training for officers, helping them prevent life-threatening bleeding associated with accidents, contusions and gunshot wounds. , and other incidents where law enforcement is on the scene first. The Medical Training Program provides local first responders with Personal First Aid Kits (IFAKs), comprehensive medical kits needed to perform life-saving operations on site.
“This collaboration allows our officers to hone their skills in delivering critical care in any situation,” said LVMPD Deputy Sheriff Christopher Darcy. “The training and associated personal first aid kit has transformed the way our officers respond to situations where medical care is required. Officers practice using first aid kits on simulated mannequins. are designed to provide a hyper-real experience designed to create excitement. This means that in a real scenario, officers would be better prepared to administer first aid to seriously injured people while medical personnel are not on site.”
“The partnership with Metro is a perfect example of how collaboration between a medical school and law enforcement agency can help save lives,” said Shelley Berkeley, senior vice president of Touro University. “In the past, this type of life-saving training was not offered to officers. Thanks to the Engelstad Foundation, Touro University of Nevada and Metro are working together to ensure our first responders receive life-saving supplies when they arrive on scene. We believe this program could be the first of its kind in the country, and we hope it will serve as a model for other communities as we work to make our communities safer. Let’s work together.”
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Over 1,200 subway officers have already completed the training program, and 700 more officers are expected to complete the training by September.
“Just as we firmly believe in the importance of hands-on training through internships and residency for our medical students, we believe law enforcement should receive hands-on medical training that enables them to provide critical care in the field. allowed,” said Dr. Andrew Priest, campus president and provost of Touro University Nevada. “This partnership supports Touro University of Nevada’s mission to provide quality health care and educational programs in music with a Jewish commitment to social justice, intellectual pursuit and service to humanity. We want first responders in our community to be equipped and prepared to save as many lives as possible.”
The first phase of the program includes training for all metro commands with around 3,000 officers. The training program will be conducted at the new Joint Emergency Training Institute (JETI), a high-tech, real-world law enforcement training center in East Las Vegas.
JETI is the permanent home of the LVMPD’s Multi-Assault, Counter Terrorism Action Capabilities Team (MACTAC). Through this program, Touro aims to educate all existing and prospective law enforcement personnel in the Valley and beyond. The university is seeking additional private funding to expand its medical education program.
“This event means a lot to our leaders, especially given the recent tragedies that have befallen our country and world, including the October 1, 2017 event in Las Vegas – an event that marked in large part the beginning of our new world-class work Genesis. Training Center,” said Capt. Reggie Rader of Metro’s Organizational Development Bureau. “Our officers are expanding their skills and knowledge in preventing bleeding from critical wounds, triage care, emergency care and hospital transfers. These skills can make a difference in reducing fatalities and improving outcomes in everyday medical emergencies. – There can be producers. Where officers are first to the crime scene and violent crime situations.”
About Touro University of Nevada
Touro University Nevada (Tauro) is Nevada’s largest School of Medicine and largest School of Physician Assistant Studies, a fully accredited and private, nonprofit, Jewish-sponsored institution. Opened in 2004, Touro was established to help meet critical needs in healthcare, education, and as a resource for community service across the state. Its mission is to provide quality educational programs in health care and education with a Jewish commitment to social justice, intellectual pursuit, and service to humanity. Touro is home to more than 1,500 students in a variety of majors including Osteopathic Medicine, Physician Assistant Studies, Education, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Medical Health Sciences. The university’s Henderson campus includes a multidisciplinary public health center that accepts all health insurance plans and the multidisciplinary Sharon Sigismund Pearce and Stephen Pearce Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities. For more information about Touro, visit www.tun.touro.edu or call 702-777-8687.
About LVMPD
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is the largest law enforcement agency in the state of Nevada, serving approximately 1.7 million residents and 32 million visitors annually. The agency employs 4,700 police officers and 1,300 prison officers. LVMPD is committed to our mission to protect the community through prevention, partnership and professional service. That commitment and dedication extends to the millions of visitors that Las Vegas hosts each year.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is the largest law enforcement agency in the state of Nevada, serving approximately 1.7 million residents and 32 million visitors annually.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) Officer Charles Huff teaches colleagues how to properly don a tourniquet during a mock training demonstration at the LVMPD’s Joint Emergency Training Institute (JETI) in Las Vegas. Thanks to a partnership with Touro University Nevada, the state’s largest medical school, and a $1 million grant from the Engelstad Foundation, LVMPD officers will be equipped with simulated medical training and equipment to help save lives in emergency situations.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) Officer James Rudd teaches fellow lifesaving techniques during a mock training demonstration at the LVMPD’s Joint Emergency Training Institute (JETI) in Las Vegas. Comprehensive medical education is offered in partnership with Touro University Nevada, the state’s largest medical school, and a $1 million grant from the Engelstadt Foundation. Over 1,200 LVMPD officers have already completed the training, and 700 more officers are expected to complete the training by September.
Sergeant Justin Van Nest of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) demonstrates a Personalized First Aid Kit (IFAK) provided by Touro University of Nevada in partnership with a $1 million grant from the Engelstad Foundation. The partnership between a medical school, a private foundation and a law enforcement agency is the first of its kind in the country. Every LVMPD officer who completes their specialized, simulated medical training receives an IFAK, which helps them provide life-saving and life-saving care in emergency situations. Filming on October 1, 2017 in Las Vegas served in large part as the genesis of LVMPD’s new world-class training center that will offer this specialized training.
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