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17.
Regular City Council
Meeting Date:
04/22/2024
Submitted For:
Johnny Teehee
Initiator:
Chad Farmer, Deputy Chief
Department:
Police
Staff Information Source:
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AGENDA ITEM TITLE:
Consider approval to accept a grant from the Muskogee Medical Foundation in the amount of $16,585.46 to be used for equipment and training for the Muskogee Police Department Medical Support Unit, or take other necessary action. (Johnny Teehee)
BACKGROUND:
In early 2023 several officers led by Officer Sam Antar, who is also a physician, wanted to create a medical support unit within the police department after they identified a gap in medical care on calls for service. Doctor/Officer Antar noticed that between the time that officers arrived on scene and EMS arriving there could be more that officers could do to save the life of the person having a medical episode.
In July of 2023, they met with the Muskogee Medical Foundation and presented the idea to them and the Foundation granted their request in the amount of $16,585.46. The check was received a few months later in 2023. MPD has 3 officers that have been to several months of training at Muskogee County EMS and are now certified Emergency Medical Technicians just like those that work on an ambulance. Since early 2023 these officers have been paying for the medical bags and equipment themselves that they carry in their patrol cars.
These officers responded to the Taft shooting and were first on scene to provide life-saving medical care. Another officer applied a chest seal on a 2-year-old child that was playing with a gun and accidentally shot himself. The ER physician said that if our officer had not done that, then the child would have died. On a crash scene, a subject had a partially severed leg and one of our officers was able to apply a tourniquet and stop the blood loss. We have many more examples.
These officers have also been teaching medical classes to other law enforcement agencies, such as the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office.
The medical support unit has a policy in place and will work under the Medical Director, who is over the Fire Department. When the Medical Support Unit is fully staffed we want to put an officer that is at least on EMT on each shift and also train the remainder of the department as Emergency Medical Repsonders which is more in depth than basic first aid.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Accept the grant from the Muskogee Medical Foundation in the amount of $16,585.46.
Fiscal Impact
FUNDING SOURCE:
This is a grant and there will not be any matching funds required.
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