Tactical EMS / TEMS
The Tactical EMS / TEMS topic area gives officers all the relevant news and information they need to keep up to date on this ever-changing element of critical injury care and medical response.
Inspired by a simple care package for a deployed Marine, Aaron Negherbon has created a lifeline for under-resourced police departments
Jim Dudley speaks with Eric Thomas O’Neal about adding yet another dimension to today’s law enforcement officer, that of a trained emergency medical responder
In addition to ensuring officers receive proper tactical medical training, a well-written medical plan is vital for appropriate response to potential casualties
Widespread high waters are keeping search and rescue teams from reaching stranded residents and motorists
Tom Dennie was shot in the head by suspected gang members, and 4 police acted quickly to get him help
Learn about the basics of this rapidly evolving EMS subspecialty
Narcan allows the overdose victim to breathe again, and has a 95 percent success rate
He tended to a woman having a heart attack and relayed medical information from her family to EMTs
Officer Gil Jameson performed CPR, a requirement at Maine Criminal Justice Academy for situations like this one
If you still need “proof positive” that tourniquets save lives, perhaps you should go talk with a survivor of the Boston Marathon bombing
Air medical EMS crews pulled out all the stops after a K-9 was shot by flying her to an animal hospital to save him
Part one of a two-part series
Officials are continuing to investigate whether some fire department rescue services were inappropriately out of service at a time when a police officer was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash
A vehicle hit the officer on patrol and kept going, leaving him to wait for help nearly 20 minutes
Part two of a two-part series
The TEMS operator will need to gear up with the same tactical gear as his comrades, as well as a comprehensive list of tactical medical gear
Three officers were recognized for their fast-actions in an emergency
If someone is struck by a train or otherwise dies while using the transit system, officials will be able to respond more quickly
With a tactical unit outside,blogger broadcast his talks with a police negotiator on website
During the past two years, the Joint Counterterrorism Awareness Workshop Series (JCTAWS) Project has been conducting tabletop exercises in selected urban areas
Every law enforcement officer in this country should be trained in tactical lifesaving skills so they can immediately render aid to trauma victims
After birth, police escorted an ambulance with mother, daughter and father to the hospital
California Highway Patrol officer Tony Stanley was administered medical assistance from the hiker he was called out to rescue
Officer Tony Stanley was struck while attempting to rescue an injured hiker, who ended up helping save the officer
Some patrol officers estimate that they take as many as a third of the city’s shooting victims to hospitals
What’s the role of the reserve officer physician as TEMS personnel on SWAT callouts?
When do you make that decision to immediately transport rather than wait for medical help?
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