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DHS - OIG-21-48 - 3

Closed · 2021-07-22

From report

Report
CBP Needs to Strengthen Its Oversight and Policy to Better Care for Migrants Needing Medical Attention
OIG report number
OIG-21-48
Recommendation number
3

Recommendation text

We recommend the Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection develop training and require U.S. Border Patrol agents and Office of Field Operations officers to attend the training, which should include:1. updates and changes to policies and procedures when revised; and2. recurrent medical training requirements to identify common signs andsymptoms of persons in a medical emergency in order to initiate lifesaving measures and activation of Emergency Medical Services.