Weird. Any time we transport a prisoner, one corrections/sheriff's officer is in the ambulance, and another is following behind in a marker patrol car. I'm kinda curious as to where his chase car was. or if the crew that broke the guy out incapacitated him too.
Weird. Any time we transport a prisoner, one corrections/sheriff's officer is in the ambulance, and another is following behind in a marker patrol car. I'm kinda curious as to where his chase car was. or if the crew that broke the guy out incapacitated him too.
usually when we transport the patient is either cuffed to the gurney or has his hands cuffed together, there is always a Sheriff or LEO with us in the back and another following us in a Marked Squad car....
and the Officers here have guns, unlike you silly English who dont believe in guns
Slightly off-topic.. Anyone here ever worry about asphyxiation from someone cuffed behind their back, and/or face down on the gurney?
Personally, I don't transport anyone who is face down or cuffed behind their back, and I request both their hands be cuffed to the frame of the cot (NOT the flimsy handrail!) and I also prefer the officer NOT have his firearm... Within my rig they're more likely to shoot me, my driving partner, or have the weapon taken away. A taser or baton is a better bet. I mean, how is he going to get out, when both his hands are cuffed to the frame??
In general, everything I've seen has said that being restrained face down is a no-no due to positional asphyxia. Considering that, unlike police cars, we don't have the plastic molds that have space in the back for the arms and hands, that cuffing behind a patients back is also not really appropriate.
As far as "how are they going to get out," I guess having a team of people with bolt cutters is a good start. A taser or baton is not going to stop that where a fire arm at least has a chance.
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