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Sudbury’s paramedics are taking on new roles during high-risk police calls.
Tactical paramedics, as they are known, provide “emergency medical support to preserve the safety, physical health, mental health and overall well-being of police officers, suspects and citizens who become injured or ill during a critical incident,” a staff report indicates.
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The report is going to the emergency services committee next week.
Members of the tactical team must be advanced care paramedics. Nine local paramedics were selected for the program from 15 candidates. The final roster will include eight frontline paramedics and one platoon superintendent, who will oversee the program.