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With great certainty, I can say that most all police and first responders in the US and Canada have been trained on how to handle a suicide. Whether or not the
by nathannecro 10y ago
With great certainty, I can say that most all police and first responders in the US and Canada have been trained on how to handle a suicide.
Whether or not they recall and follow through on their training, that is another story.
Please, if you think a friend or family member is on the verge of suicide, do seek the assistance of the police. They considered to be on the edge of suicide if the answer to the questions below are "yes".
1. Do you have thoughts about killing yourself?
2. Do you have a plan to kill yourself?
3. Do you have a means to kill yourself? (Purchasing a knife or gun for example)
If the answer to all three questions are in the affirmative (or even if it's one or two out of three), seek help. Do not leave them alone unless your safety is threatened. Call a suicide prevention line, call the local authorities, call a family member; do all three.
- hackuser 10y ago> With great certainty, I can say that most all police and first responders in the US and Canada have been trained on how to handle a suicide. How do you know this?
- nathannecro 10y agoI am a nationally registered paramedic and EMT in the United States. I have a reasonable understanding of the rules and training in both the US and in Canada (because I've worked with many Canadians). While I haven't had the (mis)fortune of working in a rig full time due to my other work, I have spent quite a bit of time working as a medic in large cities (San Francisco), abroad in other countries (Cambodia and Vietnam), and in the ED. This is a fairly basic subject for most first responders. I want to add to my first post: The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is: 1-800-273-8255 24/7, your call will be answered. Also, if you head to their website, you can chat via text with them if you don't feel like talking: http://chat.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/GetHelp/LifelineChat.aspx http://chat.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/GetHelp/LifelineCh... On that website, there are some great resources.