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Working within a pandemic created a new set of challenges for officers, especially when responding to medical emergencies. In 2020, CLPD Officers responded to over 500 medical calls. Early in the year, officers were issued N95 masks and other personal protection equipment to assist in the reduction of COVID-19 infection. Officers took other precautions as well, to reduce spread of the virus and to protect our vulnerable populations. All CLPD Officers are either certified Emergency Medical Responders, Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) or Paramedics. In addition, we carry in our patrol vehicles a wide array of life-saving equipment including automatic external defibrillators (AEDs), Narcan (anti-opioid overdose kits), oxygen, tourniquets, airways, and the revolutionary ResQPUMP System to assist in delivering chest compressions during CPR. . In most cases our officers are the first to arrive on the scene of a medical emergency and are able to stabilize a situation until Fire/Rescue and/or an Ambulance Paramedic Unit arrives. CLPD Officers are the first essential link in the chain of critical care for victims of injuries or illnesses. . Anything can happen to anyone at any time! Fortunately, we are generally positioned to respond quickly when minutes can make the difference between life and death or at least minimizing the long -term adverse impacts of a medical situation. Early response and intervention have been shown to have a critical impact in a variety of medical emergencies. Our officers have delivered medical aid and equipment that were saved lives and improved the prospects of a full recovery for countless victims of medical emergencies. We find that it is reassuring to our citizens to know that we are trained, equipped, and readily available to respond to any and all emergency medical situations. Many of our officers have been honored with life-saving awards and medals for everything from resuscitating the victims of heart attacks, to bringing back the victims of drug overdoses, to delivering babies. Even the victims of less critical situations can be made to feel reassured and comforted by the presence of a Police Officer/Medical First Responder. We are very proud to be an important component of our local emergency medical response system and of the partnership that we have established with other area EMS providers including our local Fire Departments and Ambulance Services. It is an exceptionally high level of partnership and service that assures our citizens of the very best in critical emergency medical response and care. It is also one more important example in which we are serving and protecting the citizens of our three Cities. 18