Wow. We carry hand-held radioes, and I can not see how we can do our job without. And, of course it has the alarmbutton that would call the police in an instant. Frankly, I am surprised you manage without. You guys are braver than me, let me tell you... Our control can (and do) ask the caller any questions they like, so it's easier to get info. We don't use stabvests either, we wait for the police. But then we don't have the 8 min target, we simply wait it out. Good for us, bad for the patient.