Tomball PD Receives New First Aid Bags From Tri-County Health

From The City of Tomball

TOMBALL, TEXAS — Officials from the Tri-County Health Alliance presented Tomball Police Chief Billy Tidwell with 26 new EMS bags that will be placed in each of the Tomball Police Department patrol vehicles.

The presentation was made Nov. 12 at the Pecos Grill Restaurant in Tomball.

“We asked the Tomball Police Department how we could help them...and they said they needed these go-bags,” said Anne Marie Paradowski, executive director at Tri-County Health Alliance.

The go-bag contains a list of emergency supplies and equipment that can help a police officer provide some basic first aid until EMS or fire officials arrive.

The kits run about $200 each and include:

• Latex gloves
• Sutures
• Stethoscope
• Elastic bandage
• Gauze bandages
• Cervical collar
• Blood pressure cuff
• A penlight
• Scissors
• Splint

Tidwell said the police units have been carrying go-bags for a while but many were carrying old supplies or were short on supplies.

“They were carrying an older version of these in their cars hat this group gave us five years ago,” Tidwell said. “We are upgrading what we have.”

Tidwell said having those go-bags is just another tool that ensures all of the officers on the street are prepared for any emergency situation.

“You just never know,” he said.

The go-bags will be handed out and kept in each of the police units.

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