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DONNY YOUNGBLOOD
Sheriff-Coroner
1350 Norris Road, Bakersfield, California 93308-2231
Telephone (661) 391-7500
The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is committed to work in partnership with our community to enhance the safety, security, and quality of life for the
residents and visitors of Kern County through professional public safety services.
Legal Update: Positional Asphyxia (GC 7286.5)
Legal Update: Positional Asphyxia (GC 7286.5) is being offered through the POST
Learning Portal. Upon completion of this 20-minute course, students will be able to
define positional asphyxia, identify risks for positional asphyxia, and list actions that
mitigate the risk of positional asphyxia.
The course offers 1 CPT credit hour and is required for all sworn staff in the Deputy and
Detentions ranks.
Please use this link to complete the training:
https://lp.post.ca.gov/activity/3384
You can also access the training by visiting the POST Learning Portal at
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