A Wise Old Man once said this as he faced the setting sun:
“Lives are lost every day,” he droned. “What a sad reality.”
And his wife, who sat behind him with near reverence, said:
“No shit Sherlock. Why don’t you go and buy one of those Captain Obvious books next time?”
“Ouch, why do you hurt me so, my dear wife?”
“Because I’m sick of you posing as some Zhuge Liang wannabe when you’re more of a Zhu Ba Jie.”
As the Wise Old Man keeled to the ground, mortally injured from the burns inflicted by his own wife, the femme fatale stood up and said:
“Lives might be lost every day, but I believe in humanity. People will surely invent new prototypes to reduce human suffering.”
“L-Like… the new body cams for SCDF paramedics?” the Injured Old Man said feebly.
The Wise Old Woman paused, before turning.
“Yes, my useless husband,” she said confidently. “That’s definitely another step in the right direction.”
SCDF Paramedic reporting, body cam ON
The introduction might be a tad bit nonsensical, but the takeaway’s true:
Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) paramedics will be equipped with new techies to make on-field medical assistance all the more convenient.
Indeed, according to The Straits Times, the movement will take place from today (1 Feb) onwards, wherein SCDF paramedics will be equipped with body-worn cameras to improve the quality and effectiveness of the force’s emergency medical services.
(Wah, she got a Silver IPPT badge – or is that a Gold in SCDF?)
In a statement released yesterday (31 Jan), the SCDF said that the compact device, that’s worn over the ear, will be pushed out to all paramedics by 2020. Which, by the way, is next year, lest you still think it’s 2018 this year.
The recordings from these cameras will be incorporated for coaching and training purposes, and will serve to help the SCDF fine-tune its medical procedures.
Off-Site Guidance
Apart from providing greater accountability on the interactions between ambulance crew members and emergency medical services patients, the devices will also be incorporated with live-streaming capabilities in the long term, which will allow doctors off-site to administer medical advice on complex cases if necessary.
Which, come to think of it, is pretty cool.
And in the case of certain situations, such as in maternity cases, paramedics will have the option to cease recording on the devices. So no worries about ‘super unglam shots’ and whatnot.
Potential Abuse Of Power
A while back, it was revealed that a civilian officer had used his power to exempt himself from IPPT… for three straight years.
Which would lead to an all-important question in this case:
Will history repeat itself?
Assistant Commissioner Yazid Abdullah, who is the director of the SCDF’s medical department, has since released a statement that contradicts the aforementioned worry. Stating that the body-worn cameras are part of the force’s efforts to enhance emergency operations and patient outcomes (using technology), he also expressed the intent to implement strict control measures.
“At the same time, we have put in place robust control measures to regulate the use of the body-worn cameras and the recorded data,” he added.
For example, only authorised personnel will be allowed to handle the data, and any access will be logged to enable audit checks.
In other words, you won’t be seeing these videos on Facebook.
Apart from encrypting data for additional security, the SCDF will also make sure that the data is deleted 90 days from the date of recording, unless there’s a reason to retain it, such as for police investigation.
“Any officer who misuses the body-worn cameras or data will be dealt with severely,” the statement said.
SCDF isn’t the first local force to incorporate it
As it is, police officers have actually been using body-worn cameras since 2016, when a full-scale launch was set into place. The cameras are worn on the front of an officer’s uniform.
Take a look at this video we’ve done with SPF, and skip to 3:32 to see the officer with a camera below his shoulder:
In recent years, other organisations, such as the National Environment Agency and Sats Security, have also been making progressive steps to arm their officers with cameras.
Not a bad thing at all, I would say.
“No doubt at all,” said the Wise Old Man. “I’m glad technology has moved with the times, and that people can actually benefit from it. I’m so glad.”
“Skip the bullshit Old Man,” the Wise Old Woman said. “You know fully well that you only appreciate technology because you can now watch **** on your laptops and **** in the **** whenever you feel like *******.”
“Shush Matilda!”
“Don’t you dare to shush me, Tom.”
Editor: Wtf is going on here?
I don’t know, but I think I just uncovered the identities of my uncle and aunt.
This article ends here because further conversations are too nonsensical for even the editor, who thought he has become invulnerable to this writer’s bullshit.
If you watch at least 10 minutes of brain rot content daily, you must know this:
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