5/107.03 DISPATCH OF UNITS ON 421 (SICK OR INJURED PERSON CALLS) AND NATURAL DEATHS

Question 1

True or False, Patrol Officers will always respond to calls sick or injured person calls?

Answer 1

False, patrol units will not be dispatched on “routine” 421 (sick or injured person) calls, unless the responding medical service so requests.

Question 2

What are the 5 things Patrol Officers will respond to when getting dispatched to a 421 call?

Answer 2

1. Are suspicious in nature.
2. Are related to unknown trouble calls.
3. Involve injuries as a result of criminal activity or traffic accident.
4. Are the result of a gunshot.
5. Other circumstances indicate a need for police involvement.

Question 3

When must a ICR report be done when going to a 421 call?

Answer 3

If the injured person is suffering from a potential life threatening injury or substantial head trauma, an Incident Crime Report (sick or injured person) and photographs will be taken to document the details of the event.

Question 4

When an Officer responds to a 421 call and the person gets transported to the hospital what is the Officers responsibility when dealing with the property?

Answer 4

If officers arrive on a call where a resident, or person responsible for the structure, is transported and there is no other responsible party to care for the structure, the officer should secure the structure (by locking it) or request dispatch to call the on-call company to secure the structure (if the officer is not able to secure it properly).

Question 5

What are the 5 manners of death according to the Clark County Coroner?

Answer 5

1. Natural - Any of the natural disease processes of the body.
2. Accidental - Any unforeseen or unexpected death.
3. Homicide - The taking of one life by another or an interaction by two humans in which a death occurs.
4. Suicide - Death at one’s own hand.
5. Undetermined - Conflicting manners of death or a case in which a determination cannot be made.

Question 6

What WILL a Supervisor do when responding to a homicide?

Answer 6

Respond to the scene, confirm with the patrol officer that the death appears to be suspicious or the result of a homicide, and:
a. Ensure crime scene analyst(s) have been requested. b. Ensure detectives from Homicide have been notified.