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113 Cards in this Set
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- Back
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Where is the mandibular angle?
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Under the ear lobe
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Where is the jugular notch?
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Under the Adam's apple, at the level of the collar bone
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Where is the infra-orbital?
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Base of the nose
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Where is the brachial plexus?
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Sides of the neck
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Where is the median nerve?
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Inside of the forearm at the base of the wrist, just above the heel of the hand
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Where is the femoral nerve?
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Middle of the inside of the thigh
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Where is the common peroneal?
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On the outside of the thigh, approximately six inches above the knee
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Where is the tibial nerve?
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Calf muscle
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Where is the brachial plexus clavicle notch?
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Not to be confused with the jugular notch, the clavicle notch is located behind the middle of the collar bone
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Where is the brachial plexus tie-in?
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In front of the shoulder joint, where the chest, bicep, and deltoid muscles meet
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Where is the suprascapular nerve?
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On the side of the neck, to the rear, where the trapezius muscles meet the neck
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What does the autonomic nervous system control and what are its two branches?
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It controls involuntary muscles and is divided into the parasympathetic (PNS rest and digest), sympathetic (SNS fight or flight) system
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What are some situations that would trigger a SNS activation?
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Life and death situation, fear of failure, fear of killing, fear of incorrect decisions, physical exhaustion (ATP/PC depletion)
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What are the mental states of combat?
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a.Combat anxiety- the anticipation of danger
b. Survival Stress- a deadly force threat perception that activates SNS. c. Combat Stress- post event mental and physiological symptoms from result of activation SNS. |
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What is the inverted U Law- a relationship between heart rate and performance.
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As your heart rate increases your performance increases to a point, then as the heart rate keeps increasing your performance goes down.
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What is the optimal heart range based on the Inverted U law?
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115-145
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Fine motor skills deteriorate at _____ bpm
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115
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Complex motor skills deteriorate at _____bpm.
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145
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When do gross motor skills deteriorate?
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They don't
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What are situations that trigger a backlash of parasympathetic system?
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Dizziness from sudden loss of blood pressure, excessive bleeding, symptoms of shock such as pale skin, clammy, nausea, and overwhelming sense of exhaustion.
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What are PPCT's three components of acceptability?
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a. legal
b. medical c. tactical |
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What are 2 types of carbohydrates?
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a. Fast burning - such as sugars which increase fatigue.
b. Slow burning - such as bread, potatoes, and help maintain energy. |
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What are fats?
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Store energy, insulate and protect vital organs.
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What are proteins?
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Build muscle
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What are the different energy systems for the body?
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a. ATP/PC- first energy system, lasts about 10 to 15 seconds and provides maximum performance.
b. Lactic Acid- after burn fuel, and it provides about 45 seconds of intermediate strength and endurance. c. Aerobic- becomes fuel system after ATP and lactic acid have been depleted. Can burn for a long period of time but officers output is only around 31%. |
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What are some variables that can affect the use of force?
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Type of crime, officer/subject size and gender, exigent circumstances, reaction time, access to weapons, alcohol/drugs, injury or exhaustion of officer, weather and terrain, special knowledge.
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What are four common types of resistance?
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a. Resistance during the handcuffing procedure.
b. Passive actions. c. Escort position Resistance d. Active Aggression. |
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What are three types of subjects an officer will handcuff?
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a. Totally cooperative
b. Potentially uncooperative (most dangerous) c. Totally uncooperative |
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A person can experience what percentage in peripheral vision loss during an SNS activation?
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70%
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Protiens
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Build muscle
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Fats
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Provide protection for organs and store energy
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Slow burning carbohydrates
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Provide energy
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What energy system burns out after 10-15 seconds?
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ATP
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Level of Resistance: Psychological Intimidation
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Level of Control: Officer presence
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Level of Resistance: Verbal Noncompliance
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Level of Control: Verbal direction
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Level of Resistance: Passive Resistance
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Level of Control: Soft empty hand control
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Level of Resistance: Defensive Resistance
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Level of Control: Hard empty hand control
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Level of Resistance: Active Aggression
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Level of Control: Intermediate Weapon
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Level of Resistance: Deadly force assault
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Level of Control: Deadly force
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What is the reactionary gap?
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It is a six foot distance between the officer and the subject and it is the minimum safe distance.
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What are the tactical considerations of handcuffing?
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a. Approach to contact
b. Control upon touch c. Speed of application |
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What is the double push principle?
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Simultaneously apply a thumb lock and push the hand into the handcuff as you push the handcuff onto the wrist.
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When can you legally handcuff somebody?
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Safety issue, arrest, escape risk
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When should an officer search a subject?
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When it is safe to do so.
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What are some of the precautions an officer should take when handcuffing a subject who is in prone position to prevent the person from rolling?
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Keep the arm low, below your knees.
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Which knuckle of the hand is pressure applied when applying the transport wrist lock?
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Index knuckle
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Where should an officer rotate to when performing a joint lock takedown?
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2 1/2
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What are the two methods of application for nerve pressure points and nerve motor points?
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1. Touch pressure for pressure points
2. Strikes for nerve motor points. |
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The control principles are:
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a. stunning
b. pain compliance c. distraction technique d. balance displacement e. motor dysfunction |
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What is the fluid shock wave principle?
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It is the transfer of kinetic energy.
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The three principles that dictate how effective the fluid shock wave principle is are:
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velocity of the strike
mass of the energy source duration of energy transfer. |
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Are bony parts of the hand or arm to the brachial plexus origin deadly force?
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Yes, so do not use a knife hand or karate chop the brachial plexus origin.
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What is a palm heel strike and straight punch to the subject's center mass designed to do?
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Stop the subject's forward momentum.
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What is the difference between vascular and respiratory neck restraint?
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Vascular pressure is to the side of the neck, respiratory pressure is pressure towards the front/trachea area of the neck.
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What are the levels of compression for the shoulder pin?
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a. Level I- rear neck lock no compression
b. Level II- Mechanical Compression-Conscious Compliant c. Level III- Compression until Unconscious. |
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What is the principle used in the shoulder pin restraint to minimize spinal injury?
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The neck brace principle.
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What level of control is the shoulder pin?
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Hard empty hand.
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What level of force is strikes using the bony portion of the hand to the brachial plexus origin?
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Deadly force
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When is an officer justified in using an intermediate weapon?
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a. Empty Hand Control has failed, or the officer believed that Empty Hand Control will be insufficient to establish control.
b. The use of deadly force is not justified. |
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What does the autonomic nervous system control and what are its two branches?
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It controls involuntary muscles and is divided into the parasympathetic (PNS rest and digest), sympathetic (SNS fight or flight) system
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What is the strongest and most preferred impact weapon strike?
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The fluidshock-wavestrike
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What is the weakest impact strike?
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Backhand cutting strike
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When delivering a forward batton strike an officer' palm should be turned what direction?
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Up
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What are 4 strategies used to enhance officer survival response time?
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a. Maintain the reactionary gap.
b. Identify threatening body language. c. Develop a predetermined survival response. d. Maintain psychological control of subject and environment. |
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What are the 4 techniques of weapon retention?
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a. Stabilize the grip.
b. Pull weapon to the center. c. Release and stun. d. Distract if release fails. |
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What are 4 issues to help officers prepare for disarming?
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a. Distance
b. Distractionary window c. Absolute commitment to disarming. d. Follow up control. |
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What are steps to disarming?
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a. Parry weapon and move target.
b. Secure weapon c. Disarm and stun. |
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What are some situations that would trigger a SNS activation?
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Life and death situation, fear of failure, fear of killing, fear of incorrect decisions, physical exhaustion (ATP/PC depletion)
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What are the mental states of combat?
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a.Combat anxiety- the anticipation of danger
b. Survival Stress- a deadly force threat perception that activates SNS. c. Combat Stress- post event mental and physiological symptoms from result of activation SNS. |
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What is the inverted U Law- a relationship between heart rate and performance.
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As your heart rate increases your performance increases to a point, then as the heart rate keeps increasing your performance goes down.
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What is the optimal heart range based on the Inverted U law?
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115-145
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Fine motor skills deteriorate at _____ bpm
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115
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Complex motor skills deteriorate at _____bpm.
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145
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When do gross motor skills deteriorate?
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They don't
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What are situations that trigger a backlash of parasympathetic system?
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Dizziness from sudden loss of blood pressure, excessive bleeding, symptoms of shock such as pale skin, clammy, nausea, and overwhelming sense of exhaustion.
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What are PPCT's three components of acceptability?
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a. legal
b. medical c. tactical |
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What are carbohydrates?
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a. Fast burning - such as sugars which increase fatigue.
b. Slow burning - such as bread, potatoes, and help maintain energy. |
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What are fats?
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Store energy, insulate and protect vital organs.
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What are proteins?
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Build muscle
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What are the different energy systems for the body?
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a. ATP/PC- first energy system, lasts about 10 to 15 seconds and provides maximum performance.
b. Lactic Acid- after burn fuel, and it provides about 45 seconds of intermediate strength and endurance. c. Aerobic- becomes fuel system after ATP and lactic acid have been depleted. Can burn for a long period of time but officers output is only around 31%. |
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What are some variables that can affect the use of force?
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Type of crime, officer/subject size and gender, exigent circumstances, reaction time, access to weapons, alcohol/drugs, injury or exhaustion of officer, weather and terrain, special knowledge.
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What are four common types of resistance?
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a. Resistance during the handcuffing procedure.
b. Passive actions. c. Escort position Resistance d. Active Aggression. |
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What are three types of subjects an officer will handcuff?
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a. Totally cooperative
b. Potentially uncooperative (most dangerous) c. Totally uncooperative |
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A person can experience what percentage in peripheral vision loss during an SNS activation?
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70%
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Protiens
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Build muscle
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Fats
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Provide protection for organs and store energy
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Slow burning carbohydrates
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Provide energy
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What energy system burns out after 10-15 seconds?
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ATP
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Level of Resistance: Psychological Intimidation
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Level of Control: Officer presence
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Level of Resistance: Verbal Noncompliance
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Level of Control: Verbal direction
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Level of Resistance: Passive Resistance
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Level of Control: Soft empty hand control
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Level of Resistance: Defensive Resistance
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Level of Control: Hard empty hand control
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Level of Resistance: Active Aggression
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Level of Control: Intermediate Weapon
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Level of Resistance: Deadly force assault
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Level of Control: Deadly force
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What is the reactionary gap?
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It is a six foot distance between the officer and the subject and it is the minimum safe distance.
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What are the tactical considerations of handcuffing?
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a. Approach to contact
b. Control upon touch c. Speed of application |
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What is the double push principle?
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Simultaneously apply a thumb lock and push the hand into the handcuff as you push the handcuff onto the wrist.
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When can you legally handcuff somebody?
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Safety issue, arrest, escape risk
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When should an officer search a subject?
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When it is safe to do so.
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What are some of the precautions an officer should take when handcuffing a subject who is in prone position to prevent the person from rolling?
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Keep the arm low, below your knees.
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Which knuckle of the hand is pressure applied when applying the transport wrist lock?
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Index knuckle
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Where should an officer rotate to when performing a joint lock takedown?
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2 1/2
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What are the two methods of application for nerve pressure points and nerve motor points?
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Touch pressure for pressure points and strikes for nerve motor points.
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The control principles are:
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a. stunning
b. pain compliance c. distraction technique d. balance displacement e. motor dysfunction |
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What is the fluid shock wave principle?
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It is the transfer of kinetic energy.
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The three principles that dictate how effective the fluid shock wave principle is are:
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velocity of the strike
mass of the energy source duration of energy transfer. |
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Are bony parts of the hand or arm to the brachial plexus origin deadly force?
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Yes, so do not use a knife hand or karate chop the brachial plexus origin.
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What is a palm heel strike and straight punch to the subject's center mass designed to do?
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Stop the subject's forward momentum.
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What is the difference between vascular and respiratory neck restraint?
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Vascular pressure is to the side of the neck, respiratory pressure is pressure towards the front/trachea area of the neck.
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What are the levels of compression for the shoulder pin?
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a. Level I- rear neck lock no compression
b. Level II- Mechanical Compression-Conscious Compliant c. Level III- Compression until Unconscious. |
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What is the principle used in the shoulder pin restraint to minimize spinal injury?
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The neck brace principle.
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What level of control is the shoulder pin?
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Hard empty hand.
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What level of force is strikes using the bony portion of the hand to the brachial plexus origin?
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Deadly force
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