“2160, I’m moving in for a PIT.” Behold the PIT Maneuver. Part science, part art – entirely effective – this technique involves one of our deputies applying lateral pressure to the back quarter of a fleeing vehicle, ending pursuits with a predicable spin-out. And it works. To pull it off successfully requires training, skill and a commitment to ending pursuits as soon and as safely as possible. We have 30 deputies who are highly trained (and skilled) at PIT Maneuvers. They are: "The PIT-Masters.

Heimlich Maneuver / Abdominal Thrusts?