- (1) Medical assistance shall be obtained for any person who has sustained visible injury, expressed a complaint of an injury, or continuing pain or who has been rendered unconscious.
- (2) If any such individual refuses medical attention, such a refusal shall be fully documented.
- (3) Persons who exhibit extreme agitation, violent irrational behavior accompanied by profuse sweating, extraordinary strength beyond physical characteristics, unusually high tolerance to pain or who require a protracted physical encounter with multiple officers to bring under control may be at an increased risk of sudden death and should be examined by qualified medical personnel as soon as practicable.
KEY: use of force, firearms, canine, policy
Date of Last Change: December 27, 2021
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 53-6-109, 53-13-116, 76-2-404, 76-1-601, 77-7-7