Officer jailed for killing woman in crash

[quigonjay]

Thought this had been discussed before but can't seem to find the thread, seems a bit harsh especially as the family of the woman in question did not want him to be jailed.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20d5g6v4z0o

[Jeremy-75qq8]

I am unsure how a policemen would be qualified to save a choking baby - which I assume would be the job of a medic.

[LosingGrip]

Jeremy-75qq8 said:

I am unsure how a policemen would be qualified to save a choking baby - which I assume would be the job of a medic.

Number of reasons. Ambo might be miles away. Concerns over child neglect.

[Jamescrs]

Jeremy-75qq8 said:

I am unsure how a policemen would be qualified to save a choking baby - which I assume would be the job of a medic.

All Police officers are trained in first aid and a choking baby is within that training, granted it is fairly basic training that anyone could learn themselves but most people don't.

The reality of the country now with budget cuts is that if Ambulance service don't have anyone immediately available they will contact the Police to see if they can attend in an emergency situation. In addition some Police officers do undertake specialist tac med training.