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.
In addition to ensuring officers receive proper tactical medical training, a well-written medical plan is vital for appropriate response to potential casualties
When it comes to managing the violence visited on rural officers, we have to refuse to accept the way things have always been done
A Florida fire department is leading the way in bringing together first responders to train to respond to active shooter scenarios and other MCIs
Pinecrest Officer Ana Carrasco claims that she didn’t help the victims because her training prevented her from moving the bodies
8,000 trauma kits will be given to officers after they’ve completed their training, thanks to funds raised by the Los Angeles Police Foundation
A 501(c)3 called Project Triage was founded by Chief Chris Howell, who owes his life to a simple trauma kit — and the training he received on how to use it
Officer Ben Crumlin was flagged down by a couple whose newborn baby stopped breathing
Trooper Korey Mauck noticed the delivery truck partially parked on the median and administered a tube of glucose to the unresponsive driver
Sgt. David Parratt and Officer James Duda were honored with Lifesaving medals for their actions in saving a baby boy
The officer was commended by the department for his quick action and calm demeanor in helping save the infant’s life
Police responded to reports of a man not breathing in a store and went to work administering CPR
First responders arrived quickly after the man collapsed to administer CPR and save him
Paramedics waited just 150 yards away because police had not declared the terminal safe to enter to treat him
An officer happened to be in the right place when the girl, 7, was hit by a car, and performed CPR
Officials declined to comment on what happened during that interval or discuss procedures
Recent tragic events highlight the need to provide patrol officers with basic TEMS medical training and equipment
The officer and a nurse, both off-duty, revived the woman, who had overdosed on heroin
The officers began CPR and stayed with the family at the hospital for hours
More than two-thirds of all preventable police officer deaths are due to hemorrhaging – here’s a kit to stop the bleeding
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
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