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Recognizing and Managing Abnormal Breathing Instructor

3/27/2026

 
  • Next Session: April 23, 2026
  • Time: 0900–1300 PT (1200–1600 ET)
  • Tuition: $375 General | $325 IPICD Members
  • Format: Virtually Led via Zoom
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​Cost-Effective Professional Training
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By moving this training to a live virtual format, your agency benefits from:
  • 🚫 Zero Travel Costs (No flights, per diem, or hotel expenses)
  • 🚫 No Lesson Plan Development Time (IPICD provides the materials)
  • 🚫 Minimal Shift Disruption (Staff remain on-site for the 4-hour session)

​Thank you for being interested in this important and timely instructor qualification program: Recognizing and Managing Abnormal Breathing Instructor (RMAB). The program is designed to educate, to train, and to qualify you as a RMAB instructor, so you can share the information with colleagues, law enforcement officers (LEO), 9-1-1 Call-Takers, Dispatchers, and with other interested parties about how to recognize and manage abnormal breathing.
 
“I can’t breathe” became a rallying cry for people questioning law enforcement tactics and training following the tragic and high-profile deaths of George Floyd, Eric Garner, and others. These and similar abnormal breathing-associated deaths have become a basis for some state legislatures to enact laws focusing on holding LEOs criminally accountable for such temporal deaths. The Institute for the Prevention of In-custody Deaths, Inc. (IPICD) staff believe it has a social responsibility to LEOs and other interested parties to provide scientific- and evidence-based information about how to recognize and then manage individuals experiencing abnormal breathing to help save lives, to help save careers, and to reduce tensions between law enforcement and the communities they serve.
 
While no LEO, trainer, medical professional, including any training organization, can guarantee a successful outcome for individuals claiming to have or who are experiencing abnormal breathing, training and education about how to recognize abnormal breathing, understand what possible intervention strategies are available to them, and how to help manage these events are a vital part of LEO, 9-1-1, and Dispatcher training. In this program, you will learn how to recognize most abnormal breathing cues and situations. You will gain the knowledge to develop an action plan to assist the individual experiencing abnormal breathing until qualified medical professionals take over treatment of the patient.
 
Program Topics
The following curriculum is designed to qualify you as an RMAB Instructor, providing the scientific and evidence-based information needed to recognize and manage respiratory emergencies.
  • Introduction: Welcome, Program Goals, and Performance Objectives.
  • Educational Foundation: Assessment Rubric, Competency-based Training, and Resource-Based Learning.
  • Program Structure: RMAB Instructor vs. User-Level Programs.
  • Legal & Statistical Context: Use of Force Statistics, Arrest-Related Deaths, and the Death in Custody Reporting Act.
  • Instructional Design: Microlearning: Lesson Development and Use.
  • The Science of Breathing: The Breathing Equation, Normal vs. Abnormal Breathing, and Agonal Respirations.
  • Medical Basics: Heart Attack and Cardiac Arrest Fundamentals.
  • Specialized Training: 9-1-1 Call-Taker and Dispatcher RMAB User-Level Training.
  • Field Application: Identification of Abnormal Breathing Cues and Evidence-based Practices (including Officer Safety considerations).
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About this IPICD Instructor-Led Program
This IPICD program consists of approximately 240 minutes (4 hours) of presentations, a User-Level Lesson Guide, and two downloadable and printable “Recognizing and Managing Abnormal Breathing Learner Companions" (LEO and Dispatcher editions).
Tuition also includes Police and Security News reprints and a comprehensive 40-question assessment. The instructor-led presentations utilize text, slides, narration, and animation to provide a multi-modal learning experience.
 
Program Presenters
Michael D. Curtis, M.D. A licensed, practicing physician with extensive experience treating abnormal breathing and delirium. Dr. Curtis has served as a Director of Emergency Medical Services and has directed emergency medical providers. He not only “talks the talk,” but also has “walked the walk.”

John G. Peters, Jr., CLS, Ph.D. President and Chief Learning Officer of IPICD. A former police administrator and deputy sheriff with over 270 publications, Dr. Peters has been judicially qualified as an expert in international, federal, and state courts. He holds a California CLEAR teaching credential.
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A. David Berman, CLS, M.S. Vice President of IPICD and current Commonwealth of Pennsylvania sworn Constable. David is a former officer of a medium-sized law enforcement agency and a former member of its Emergency Operations team.

What’s Included in Your Tuition ($375 / $325)
  • ✅ Instructor Qualification: Professional certificate upon successful completion of the assessment.
  • ✅ 90-Page User-Level Lesson Guide: A comprehensive manual for agency-wide implementation.
  • ✅ LEO & Dispatcher "Learner Companions": Downloadable 2-page reference guides for field use.
  • ✅ Multimedia Resources: Recorded presentations, animations, and Police and Security News reprints.

Technical Requirements
  • Format: Instructor-led via Zoom.
  • Requirements: A computer with high-speed internet and audio.
  • Program Prerequisite: None.
  • ADA Compliance: Program presentations and materials comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please request it by emailing [email protected].
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