Crisis intervention team training and special weapons and tactics callouts in an urban police department.

Objective: This study tested a hypothesized inverse correlation between the number of crisis intervention team (CIT) officers and the number of Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) callouts in an urban police department.

Methods: Data for the number of accrued CIT-trained officers were combined with administrative data on the number of SWAT callouts during 27 four-month intervals.

Results: There were no significant correlations for the relationships examined, and implementation of CIT training was not associated with a decrease in SWAT callouts.

Patient initiated home blood pressure recordings are accurate in hypertensive pregnant women.

Objective: We undertook this study to determine the accuracy and reliability of patient initiated blood pressure measurement and recording.

Methods: We recruited 72 women from the antenatal hypertension clinic in a university teaching hospital. All were at high risk for preeclampsia and were asked to measure and record their blood pressure three times per day at home using a validated blood pressure device with an internal memory.