Improving psychological readiness of police officers to provide first aid to the injured

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https://doi.org/10.33910/3034-4255-2024-1-4-368-373

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first aid, police officers, injured person, training, psychological readiness, exercises

Abstract

This article examines the professional training of police officers in terms of improving their psychological readiness to provide first aid to the injured. Police officers are the first to appear at the scene of an incident, before emergency services arrive. Appropriate measures by police officers to provide first aid in the first minutes after the injury enhance the prospects of survival and help avoid disability. However, in addition to a lack of knowledge of first aid, police officers are afraid of harming the injured person and subsequently being punished for it. Police officers’ psychological readiness to act can be improved through an interdisciplinary first aid training program. Such a program should cover first aid, the foundations of tactical medicine, professional psychological training and regulatory aspects, making it possible to teach police officers first aid algorithms and measures, together with improving their mental strength and developing psychological readiness to take clear first aid measures in an emergency. The article proposes an approximate structure of the training course and provides specific exercises for developing the necessary skills.

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2024-12-27

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