Tactical EMS / TEMS
The Tactical EMS/TEMS topic area gives EMS providers 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. Self-care, buddy care, and basic life support functions like burn treatment and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) are among the most important areas of knowledge an EMS provider must have.
Be prepared for the unique challenges of law enforcement officers wounded on the job
Use 鈥渨hen-then鈥� thinking to prepare for the unimaginable
Save on duty gear, Faraday bags, tactical clothing, command post equipment and more during the last long weekend of the summer
Lead sponsor Majority Leader Tom Takubo clarified that the measure only applies to specific situations
EMTs and others would be protected from civil and criminal liability while performing their duties with law enforcement
The truck can drive through up to 40 inches of water, in over 230 mph winds, up steep inclines and slopes, and can withstand 40,000 pounds of impact
Check out the guests, the controversy and the takeaways that garnered these episodes of Inside EMS an EMS One-Stop the most listens of the year
Rob Lawrence speaks with Stefan Korshak, senior defense correspondent for the Kiev Post
Police and others responding to the attack broke windows to help students and teachers escape, said Lt. Christopher Olivarez of the Texas Department of Public Safety
The proposed medical support also includes armored ambulances and transporting some patients to a U.S. military hospital in Germany
A John Hopkins Medicine team helped with the medical translation
Clinical Specialist Micah Morgan joined the department in 2018 and immediately set a personal goal of joining the elite team
At least three of the injured people are students, and three of the four injured were taken to hospitals
AMR-Cheyenne put a TEMS unit wrap on an older ambulance for joint responses with the Cheyenne SWAT team
Keep these products in mind as you equip your trauma kit or IFAK
Taylor Brandt credits her tactical emergency medical training from the department for being able to give nine people another chance at life
Police officers, arriving before EMS, can make the most impact on patient survival by assessing and treating life threats
鈥淚t鈥檚 the best I could do with what I had,鈥� said Officer Ronald Kennedy
Fire and rescue crews are still fighting flareups of fire on the rubble as they continue searching for survivors
The 20-person task force, comprised of volunteer police, fire and EMS responders, was created to respond in the event of an active shooter incident
If you are a provider with an IFAK, or a tactical medic, you will want to upgrade to these shears
The man was clinging to the side of the cliff 鈥渓ike a cat鈥� as rescuers quickly formulated a plan to save him
The bill sparked a lively debate in the North Carolina House Judiciary Committee Wednesday
The top tenets of violent threat attack training and practice for EMS responders
Key takeaways and lessons learned from the 2018 mass shooting event at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago
A woman rushed the 12-week-old puppy to the fire station where medics administered naloxone using a pediatric nebulizer mask
Members of the Medic (Mecklenburg EMS Agency) Special Operations Team deploy to help anyone in need during protest events
The Tree of Life synagogue, where 11 people were killed in 2018, said Pittsburgh police officers and tactical medics saved lives in the shooting
How the next-generation medic should evaluate potential employers to find an EMS home that will encourage growth
A comparison in polls shows a dramatic shift in how EMS providers perceive the need to arm paramedics
What recent legislative changes mean for equipping, arming and tactically training SWAT and TEMS medics
Green, Ohio, tactical paramedics are now permitted to carry handguns when called out to assist the sheriff鈥檚 SWAT following a change in state law
The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission recommended arming SWAT medics after the 2018 Parkland shooting
