After an OIS:

 

• What 12 questions should an officer answer at the scene?
• Besides wound treatment, what critical benefits does he or she gain from prompt transport to a medical facility?
• What does an agency gain by encouraging an officer to have independent legal counsel before a detailed statement is taken?
• What question do cops most want answered when the smoke clears?

 

These are just a few of the procedural issues addressed late last month at the annual IACP conference in Chicago during a fast-paced, 2-hour presentation called “Chief, I’ve Been in a Shooting: What Happens Next?”