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intersection of Matthew and Bank Street in the their participation in training and tactical missions.
City of New Bedford. A victim was reported to
be wounded and lying in the street with multiple This type of training and equipment, once
suspects still within the area. Trooper Christopher reserved for professional first responders, is gaining
Dumont, who is assigned to the State Police traction in the civilian world. Many businesses,
Detective Unit for Bristol County and is also a schools, and organizations are now recognizing
paramedic, tactical medic, and a member of the that civilians are often the first people in a position
Special Operations Medical Group, responded to aid bleeding victims. Images from the recent
within minutes. The shooting victim lay bleeding London terror attack showed that a large scale
in the street and was reportedly not breathing. incident can unfold in an instant and quickly tax the
The suspects were believed to still be in the area. resources of emergency services. Retired MBTA
Due to the clear danger, arriving New Bedford Officer Donohue summed up the need for civilian
EMS Paramedics were unable to safely enter involvement by stating this about the London terror
the scene to treat the victim. With supporting attack, “what I have learned over the past few years
cover from Trooper David Reis and several New is that there are no ‘bystanders’ in a situation like
Bedford Police officers, Trooper Dumont and this. We all have a duty to act and to aid each other,
other first responders moved in, loaded the whether there is a terror strike or an accident.”
victim on a stretcher, and rapidly extricated him
to the waiting ambulance where paramedics
initiated advanced life support procedures.

In October of 2016, Trooper Dumont and
retired MBTA Police Officer Richard Donohue,
who suffered a life threatening gunshot wound
during the Watertown shootout with the
Tsarnaev brothers, spoke to a large audience at
the International Association of Chiefs of Police
(IACP) Conference in San Diego, CA. Donohue
told attendees how important tactical medicine
and blood donations were to his survival and
how fortunate Officers Cintolo and Morris were
because they were surrounded by better trained
first responders who reacted quickly. “My
situation and those of many others has led to
awareness and improved training that is enabling
first responders to save lives”, said Donahue.

Other examples of the value of the Special
Operations Medical Group and its partnership with
UMass Medical Center and Worcester EMS, has
been shown through tactical medic support to the
MSP STOP team during critical missions. UMass
paramedics and a physician were on-hand to treat
Trooper A.J. Kardoos in May, 2016 when he was
shot during a violent encounter with the man who
murdered Auburn Police Officer Ronald Tarantino.
Colonel Richard McKeon commended UMass
Medical Center not only for the invaluable service
that they provided during that incident, but also for
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