Clackamas County to train paramedics and EMTs on strangulation recognition Oct. 16–17
October 02, 2026 | Clackamas County, Oregon
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District Attorney John Wentworth announced a two-day training for all paramedics and EMTs in Clackamas County on Oct. 16–17 to improve identification and documentation of strangulation, using a model developed in Texas.
"We are going to be training all paramedics and EMTs in Clackamas County in the identification and treatment of strangulation," Wentworth said, emphasizing that some victims report injuries to medical personnel but not to law enforcement and that medical documentation can be crucial to later prosecution.
Wentworth framed the training as a public-safety priority intended to increase immediate medical care for survivors and to provide better evidence collection without forcing survivors to report to police at the scene.
"We are going to be training all paramedics and EMTs in Clackamas County in the identification and treatment of strangulation," Wentworth said, emphasizing that some victims report injuries to medical personnel but not to law enforcement and that medical documentation can be crucial to later prosecution.
Wentworth framed the training as a public-safety priority intended to increase immediate medical care for survivors and to provide better evidence collection without forcing survivors to report to police at the scene.
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