COPS Direct, a Texas nonprofit, is helping first responders prepare for emergencies by providing them with lifesaving medical equipment. Founded in 2016, the organization works to ensure that law enforcement agencies have access to critical medical gear, especially when they face budget limitations or outdated supplies.
Mission to Save Lives
The organization’s mission is to enable law enforcement officers to save lives, whether it’s a civilian life or a fellow officer’s life. COPS Direct provides equipment ranging from mass casualty response kits to trauma bags and tourniquets.
Recently, the organization provided supplies to the Bexar County SWAT team, outfitting all the SWAT operators with mass casualty response kits. They also supplied tourniquets and other emergency medical equipment during disaster recovery efforts, including last year’s devastating Fourth of July floods in the Hill Country.
COPS Direct’s most widely distributed tool is a medical response bag designed to help officers treat multiple victims before paramedics arrive. The bag can literally enable a law enforcement officer to save 16 lives in one bag, just by virtue of its contents.
Original reporting: San Antonio, TX News (HLL/CB) — read the source article.
