Rendering aid following use of force
Columbus City Codes § 1915.01
in effect1915.01 - Rendering aid following use of force
(A) Following a use of force by one of more division of police officer(s) that causes serious bodily harm to an individual, a division of police officer(s) present at the scene shall summon, or cause to be summoned, emergency medical services to render aid to the affected individual. Division of police officers must do this immediately following the use of force, unless the affected individual, or other individuals, pose an imminent threat of serious bodily harm or death to the division of police officer(s) or other individuals.
(B) Medical aid must be rendered, by one or more division of police officers present at the scene, to an individual suffering serious bodily harm due to a use of force by the division of police, consistent with available equipment and the training the officer has received, as soon as the immediate area has been secured of imminent or probable threats. Any division of police officers engaged in rendering aid may cease rendering such aid upon the arrival of emergency medical personnel or other medical response.
(C) The division of police shall require training for officers on cardiopulmonary resuscitation and basic medical aid in a manner to be determined by the division of police and/or the director of public safety. Initial training shall occur during academy training. The division of police shall also require of all officers no less than biennial retraining in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and basic medical aid.
(D) Any division of police officer that violates section 1915.01(A)-(B) may be subject to disciplinary action as provided by the division of police, department of public safety, or any applicable collective bargaining agreement.
(E) The requirements of section 1915.01(A) do not apply when 911 dispatchers are required by any standard operating procedure of the department of public safety to automatically summon emergency medical services upon a report of the discharge of firearms at the scene of an incident.
(Ord. No. 0196-2021, § 1, 2-1-2021)
Source: City of Columbus, City Codes and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/oh/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT19POFIDICO_CH1915REAI_1915.01REAIFOUSFOFetched: 10/27/2026