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Keith B wrote:

CoffeeNut wrote:This is something that wasn't covered in my CHL class and I haven't seen it on here. What I do know is that my CHL instructor was insistent on saying as little as possible to 911 in the event that we had to use our weapon. She stated that we should "state your name, that you have been the victim of a crime and require immediate assistance at such and such location - then hang up".

Hypothetically speaking I just popped a guy for trying to rob me at gunpoint. He's bleeding out on the sidewalk while I'm on with 911. Should I tell 911 that I need an ambulance? Should I tell 911 that there have been injuries and let them decide what to send out?

Basically is there any requirement to request an ambulance for the injured party? I'm not sure I'm comfortable kicking rocks while someone dies in front of me regardless of what they just tried to do (if I've been able to secure the scene anyway) however I also don't want my asking for an ambulance being seen as some sort of guilt for having to do what was necessary to save my life.

The advice is to tell 911 'My name is XXXX. I am at XXXXX location. I just had to shoot a man (woman) that tried to rob me at gunpoint. Please send police and an ambulance.' That is all you need to say. Have your gun put away when they arrive. If the scene is not safe, move from there, but tell the police where you are and when they arrive they can go back to the other scene.