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Eitvydas ZDANYS · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Issued 9 Feb 2016•Bedfordshire and Luton

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Concerns
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Raised in this report

Recipients
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Named on the report

Responses found
1

Of 1 recipient

Stated actions
3

Described in responses

Recipients and published responses

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Concerns and recipient responses

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Concerns raised1

  1. Lack of basic life support training for Police Officers expected to act as first responders
    Part of recurring concern: Inadequate staff competence to provide first aid
Responses linked to these concerns

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Actions described in response An action is something a recipient says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to a concern raised.2

  1. Action

    Remind all officers during annual refresher training when it is necessary and appropriate to commence CPR.

    Stated by Bedfordshire PoliceStated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 9 February 2016.
  2. Action

    Provide the two officers with training on when and how to administer CPR.

    Stated by Bedfordshire PoliceStated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 9 February 2016.

Source evidence

How this individual concern was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Lack of basic life support training for Police Officers expected to act as first responders

Wider context from the report

“During the course of the Investigation my attention was drawn to the video footage from the Officers who originally attended this road traffic incident. It would appear that these Officers were unable to assess a seriously injured motorcyclist and were unable to commence what could have been life-saving resuscitation. There perhaps needs to be a review of the training of all Police Officers to ensure that they have all received training in basic life support if they are at any time expected to take on the role of ‘first responder’. One of the Officers who investigated the collision was of the opinion “….CPR should have been administered at a much earlier stage……” I am satisfied that the delay in attending to the deceased did not in any way contribute to his death. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

Yes — Inadequate staff competence to provide first aid.

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Remind all officers during annual refresher training when it is necessary and appropriate to commence CPR.

Verbatim wording from the response

“The abovementioned officers will shortly receive training on when and how to administer CPR so that they are better equipped to make the right decisions should such an emergency decision arise in the future. Furthermore all officers will be reminded during their annual refresher training of when it is necessary and appropriate to commence CPR.”

Source location

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Published 9 February 2016

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Provide the two officers with training on when and how to administer CPR.

Verbatim wording from the response

“The abovementioned officers will shortly receive training on when and how to administer CPR so that they are better equipped to make the right decisions should such an emergency decision arise in the future. Furthermore all officers will be reminded during their annual refresher training of when it is necessary and appropriate to commence CPR.”

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E-Zdanys-Response
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Published 9 February 2016

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Other statements in published responses

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Recipient-stated actions An action is something a recipient says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to a concern raised.1

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    Provide further training to all officers on managing scenes after road traffic collisions involving suspected major injury.

    Stated by Bedfordshire PoliceStated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 9 February 2016.

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Provide further training to all officers on managing scenes after road traffic collisions involving suspected major injury.

Verbatim wording from the response

“Our investigation has further sought to consider why the officers failed to commence CPR at the appropriate time. Clearly this was a stressful and difficult situation. We however consider that such issues could have been ameliorated substantially by better management of the scene on the night. Channels of communication were not clear. A member of the public was allowed to interfere with police operations. We therefore propose to train all officers further as to the management of scenes following a RTC where a major injury is suspected.”

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E-Zdanys-Response
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Published 9 February 2016

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