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.
A Florida fire department is leading the way in bringing together first responders to train to respond to active shooter scenarios and other MCIs
“Through high-quality, repetitive training, we will become a safer country.”
During a mass casualty incident, or when EMS isn’t available, survival of the wounded may depend on you
How does a police officer get the training they need for self-care / buddy-care TEMS?
The new arrangement will have doctors serve as medical advisers to the officers
Tactical EMS products are making their way into civilian EMS
An NYPD sergeant shares the memories of his friends who willingly ran into the burning towers and participated in the largest rescue mission ever in the history of New York City
What are the issues associated with having a Law Enforcement Officer-Tactical EMS (LEO-TEMS) element in the hot zone?
He was the first deputy on scene and immediately began CPR, during which he came in contact with the child’s vomit
Cops are hurt, lose time from families and work, get serious disabilities, and die, from injuries which could have been addressed on scene through proper training and equipment
The goal of the VALOR Project is to empower officers and saves lives though evidence based research, and they need your help!
AHA says everyone from professionals to bystanders who use standard CPR should begin with chest compressions
Wisconsin’s undaunted ALERT Team is equipped and prepared to respond to and mitigate terrorist, WMD, or other catastrophic events
This year every team came away with the winning experience of working with members of EMS and Fire teams in a host of high-speed training scenarios
Raytheon’s One Force Tracker can simultaneously coordinate police units
Retired SWAT officer creates air-powered door ram
The damage done to first responders in the aftermath of 9/11 is lasting
Heimlich maneuver saves choking woman from slipping into cardiac arrest
Legal requirements to establish a multi-jurisdictional police tactical team
Deputy on Forsyth creek rescue: ‘I knew it wasn’t going to be good’
At least two died as several passangers were ejected from a tour bus
The officer saw the fire and rushed to the scene
The officers and firefighters will help with rescue and recovery operations in Haiti
Officer Rob Angelo says, “You never know if what you do matters”
Officer Darrell Cortez saved an elderly woman hanging from a tree
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