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    The Brevard County Sheriff's Office policy restricts the use of vascular neck restraints (VNRs) to sworn deputies who have completed approved training. Deputies may only use VNRs in situations where deadly force would be justified, to protect human life. Deputies must monitor subjects who have had a VNR applied for at least two hours, and follow post-application procedures including medical evaluation and documentation. Annual retraining is required to maintain authorization to use VNRs.

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    The Brevard County Sheriff's Office policy restricts the use of vascular neck restraints (VNRs) to sworn deputies who have completed approved training. Deputies may only use VNRs in situations where deadly force would be justified, to protect human life. Deputies must monitor subjects who have had a VNR applied for at least two hours, and follow post-application procedures including medical evaluation and documentation. Annual retraining is required to maintain authorization to use VNRs.

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    The Brevard County Sheriff's Office policy restricts the use of vascular neck restraints (VNRs) to sworn deputies who have completed approved training. Deputies may only use VNRs in situations where deadly force would be justified, to protect human life. Deputies must monitor subjects who have had a VNR applied for at least two hours, and follow post-application procedures including medical evaluation and documentation. Annual retraining is required to maintain authorization to use VNRs.

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    The Brevard County Sheriff's Office policy restricts the use of vascular neck restraints (VNRs) to sworn deputies who have completed approved training. Deputies may only use VNRs in situations where deadly force would be justified, to protect human life. Deputies must monitor subjects who have had a VNR applied for at least two hours, and follow post-application procedures including medical evaluation and documentation. Annual retraining is required to maintain authorization to use VNRs.

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    Brevard County

    Sheriff’s Office POLICY/PROCEDURE

    500.29 – Vascular Neck Restraint (VNR)


    Number Series: 500 -- Operational
    Sheriff’s Approval: ___Digital___
    Approved Date: September 3, 2013
    Revision Log: June 29, 2020: Changes throughout.

    April 26, 2019: Changes throughout.

    December 17, 2018: Changes throughout


    Review Due Date: June 29, 2023 Review Frequency: 1-Year

    POLICY
    It is the policy of the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office to restrict the use of the Vascular Neck
    Restraint (VNR) to only the sworn employees who are appropriately trained in the utilization of
    the VNR response to resistance technique, which shall be limited to only those incidents wherein
    a justifiable use of deadly force circumstance exists.

    PROCEDURE
    A. Authorized Users
    Deputies who wish to be authorized to use of the Vascular Neck Restraint (VNR) shall receive
    authorization only after satisfactorily completing agency approved VNR training (4 hour basic
    course) conducted in accordance with guidelines established by the Florida Department of
    Law Enforcement (FDLE).

    B. Certification and Training


    The Career Development Unit will provide the Vascular Neck Restraint (VNR) course during
    the new hire orientation training for all newly hired, sworn deputy sheriffs. The training shall
    be made available to existing employees throughout the year. While a deputy may choose
    not to apply the technique during the performance of their official duties, it is important they
    understand the justification required prior to use, the potential effects of the technique and
    the application of post treatment.
    1. Training in the use of the VNR is optional for all currently sworn employees of the
    Brevard County Sheriff’s Office. Should a sworn employee elect not to attend the training
    and become authorized in the use of VNR, they shall be prohibited from using the
    technique.
    2. The training will be optional for all newly hired deputy sheriffs.
    3. Training will be provided by Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) certified
    Defensive Tactics instructors only and will be coordinated by the Career Development
    Unit.
    a. Initial training shall consist of a four hour basic user course.
    b. Any training received during the FDLE Basic Recruit Training Program (Corrections
    or Law Enforcement Academy) on the VNR technique, including any exposure to its
    effects, does not preclude any sworn deputy sheriff or corrections deputy sheriff from
    taking the VNR course offered by the Career Development Unit during the new hire
    orientation program.

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    4. Students will not be required to be rendered unconscious via application of the VNR to
    achieve certification.
    5. Students with pre-existing injuries that may be aggravated by the VNR must notify
    instructors prior to the start of any VNR certification course. Examples of notifiable
    conditions include, but are not limited to:
    a. Cardiac disorders;
    b. Hypertension;
    c. Pre-existing injuries or abnormalities of the neck or trachea.

    C. Parameters for Use


    The VNR may be used only when a deputy reasonably believes that he/she needs to use
    deadly force. Use of force must be based on the deputy’s reasonable belief that all other
    response to resistance options are not feasible or have been exhausted and that his/her life,
    the life of a fellow deputy, or that other innocent person is in imminent danger of death or
    great bodily harm. The justifications are the same officer/subject factors that exist in any
    other use of force decision (see Procedure 500.76: Response to Resistance).The level of VNR
    application/compression shall be de-escalated as appropriate upon achievement of
    compliance.

    D. Post-VNR Application Procedure


    1. The subject shall be secured with restraint devices as soon as practicable, whether
    rendered unconscious or not.
    2. Unconscious subjects will be revived utilizing the Palm Reviving Technique, as
    demonstrated during V.N.R. training.
    a. Unconscious subjects should regain consciousness within 20 seconds of administering
    the palm reviving technique.
    b. In the event that an unconscious subject does not regain consciousness within 30
    seconds, on-scene deputies will immediately summon emergency medical services
    and implement resuscitation efforts.
    c. All subjects who have been rendered unconscious by the VNR will be transported to a
    hospital and examined by medical personnel prior to transport to the jail.
    3. Subjects who have been subjected to the VNR, but not rendered unconscious will be
    evaluated by Brevard County Fire Rescue prior to transport to the jail.
    4. As soon as practical, a supervisor will be notified of the VNR application.
    5. Deputies will maintain a two hour direct observation period of any subject to whom the
    VNR has been applied.
    a. This two hour observation window will begin from the time the VNR compression is
    released. The observation period will be documented in a case report. This will
    include the start time and end time along with individual(s) who conducted the
    observation.
    b. The two hour observation may be maintained by a deputy other than the deputy who
    applied the VNR, however any transfer of custody/observation will require that the
    transferring deputy relay to the receiving deputy that VNR was applied, along with
    the start and end times of the two hour observation period.
    c. Deputies will not transfer a subject into the custody of a detention facility, other than
    the Brevard County Jail, until the two hour observation period has elapsed. When an
    individual is delivered to the Brevard County Jail after being subjected to a VNR, it
    will be the responsibility of the transporting deputy to notify the on-duty booking
    sergeant that the VNR was utilized on the arrestee.
    d. Subjects who have been restrained by VNR application will not be transported to a
    detention facility via the jail van.

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    e. Inmates who have been restrained by VNR within the Brevard County Jail will be
    placed on a direct watch status for a minimum of two hours to comply with the two
    hour observation requirement and be evaluated by the Jail Medical Unit.
    6. All VNR applications are to be documented via the Response to Resistance Form (LEF-13)
    and in the narrative of a written case report.
    7. Chokeholds, a physical maneuver that restricts an individual’s ability to breathe for the
    purposes of incapacitation, are not, and have not been permitted for use by our agency in
    any manner during a response to resistance. Florida Department of Law Enforcement
    Criminal Justice Standards & Training Commission and agency training is specifically
    designed to prevent such actions. It is imperative that agency policies and training
    emphasizes the importance of the elevated justification of a VNR prior to the application of
    this deadly use of force technique.

    E. Mandatory retraining
    Retraining will consist of an annual review of policy/procedures and any and all updates
    per F.D.L.E. and may include V.N.R. refresher training during defensive tactics block
    training.

    DEFINITIONS
    DEADLY FORCE - Force that is likely to cause death or great bodily harm. Use of deadly force
    must be based on the deputy’s reasonable belief that all other response to resistance options
    are not feasible or have been exhausted and his/her life, the life of a fellow deputy, or other
    innocent person is in imminent danger of death or great bodily harm.

    REFERENCES
    State/Federal Regulations:
    FS 776.05: Law enforcement officers; use of force in making an arrest
    FS 776.051: Use or threatened use of force in resisting arrest or making an arrest or in the
    execution of a legal duty; prohibition.
    Defensive Tactics Instructor Guide

    CFA/FCAC: None

    Forms:
    LEF-13: Response to Resistance

    Other Policy/Procedure References:


    500.76: Response to Resistance

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