N.M. Stat. § 29-7-7.7
Tourniquet and trauma kit training and distribution.
A. Tourniquet and trauma kit training shall be included in the curriculum of each
basic law enforcement training class and as a component of in-service law enforcement
training each year for certified police officers. The academy, in coordination with
certified regional law enforcement training facilities, shall provide a tourniquet and
trauma kit to each cadet who graduates from the academy or from a certified regional
law enforcement training facility and to each previously certified police officer who
attends a certification-by-waiver course.
B. The academy shall provide hands-on tourniquet and trauma kit training to all
officers using tourniquet and trauma kit equipment designed for training purposes. The
training shall be designed in a manner that will safely replicate field conditions without
the risk of injury in order for officers to develop the necessary skills to use tourniquets
and trauma kits. In order to supplement the hands-on training, the academy may
produce a training video on the proper use of tourniquets and trauma kits for use in the
academy and certified regional law enforcement training facilities.
C. The academy, in coordination with certified regional law enforcement training
facilities, shall distribute a tourniquet and trauma kit to each police officer who has been
certified pursuant to the Law Enforcement Training Act.