Law enforcement is safer today than it was even as little as one decade ago. With strides in equipment, body armor, vehicle design, and safety tactics, to name a few, the profession has improved its ability to minimize officer injury and death. However, as the families of the more than 100 law enforcement professionals who died in the line of duty in 2009 will attest, the profession has not eliminated these risks altogether, and, hence, in this Year of Officer Safety at the IACP, it is imperative that officers be equipped with the knowledge and tools to mitigate and minimize the consequences of injuries when they occur.