ARTICLES AND PUBLICATIONS

July 1, 2013 • Police One

Learn about the basics of this rapidly evolving EMS subspecialty

Dec 2013 • EMS One, Police One

When you’re on an operation and you can only take what you can carry, what do you choose?

Feb 2014 • EMS One

While tactical medical teams are helpful, the medics on the scene are often the ones who happened to be on duty

July 2015 • EMS One

Rescue task forces and tactical medics offer different, yet more aggressive approaches to active-shooter incidents than standing by until all is clear

Nov 2015 • EMS One

Effective response requires all public safety personnel to have the same strategies and training to most effectively eliminate the threat and save the most lives

Jul 2016 • EMS One

Once the shooter is dead or apprehended, the top mission for police and EMS is to stop the dying from bleeding and airway compromise

Mar 19, 2018 • EMS One, Police One

Great active shooter incident training takes a concerted effort to make exercises real, relevant, interesting and captivating for all participants

Apr 2013 • www.EMS1.com

Considerations for planning interdisciplinary training and staging include properly equipping EMS providers and developing a common lexicon

May 21, 2018 • www.EMS1.com

Strategies for pre-planning and day-of execution of a successful active shooter drill or violent threat mass casualty exercise

Apr 1, 2016 • Conterra

This is the definitive reference field guide for those that provide medical care in a tactical or high threat environment. This includes SWAT medics, Rescue Task Force team members, civilian and military medics, law enforcement officers and tactical team members.

Jul 2014 • Pre-hospital Emergency Care

Prehospital spine immobilization has long been applied to victims of trauma in the United States and up to 5 million patients per year are immobilized mostly with a cervical collar and a backboard. Objective. The training of paramedics and emergency medical technicians on the principals of spine motion restriction (SMR) will decrease the use of backboards. Methods. The training for SMR emphasized the need to immobilize those patients with a significant potential for an unstable cervical spine fracture and to use alternative methods of maintaining spine precautions for those with lower risk. The training addressed the potential complications of the use of the unpadded backboard and education was provided about the mechanics of spine injuries. Emergency medical services (EMS} personnel were taught to differentiate between the critical multisystem trauma patients from the more common moderate, low kinetic energy trauma patients. A comprehensive education and outreach program that included all of the EMS providers (fire and private), hospitals, and EMS educational institutions was developed. Results. Within 4 months of the policy implementation, prehospital care practitioners reduced the use of the backboard by 58%. This was accomplished by a decrease in the number of patients considered for SMR with low kinetic energy and the use of other methods, such as the cervical collar only. Conclusion. The implementation of a SMR training program significantly decreases the use of backboards and allows alternative methods of maintaining spine precautions.

Jul 1, 2013 • Journal Of Emergency Medical Services (JEMS)

This feature/cover article in the July 2013 JEMS publication challenges the dogma of spine immobilization for all with a mechanism of injury with sound research and conclusions about a better, more patient-centric method of deciding who does, and as important, who does not need spine injury protection.

May 1, 2007 • Naval Postgraduate School

Terrorism-related intelligence gathering, analysis and information dissemination would be improved and enhanced by including a medical and health element in law enforcement intelligence fusion centers. The lack of medical representation and participation in intelligence analysis and information dissemination has been an obstacle to effective terrorism prevention, preparedness and response. Terrorist acts, including weapons of mass destruction, would have a significant and profound impact on the medical and health community. The medical and health community should work more closely with the intelligence community and be privy to terrorism-related information and alerts. The three areas of implementation to be examined include the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force, state level fusion centers and local (city, county, regional) terrorism early-warning groups. The Terrorism Liaison Officer Program will be examined as an option for medical personnel to become involved in antiterrorism efforts. Literature on the subject shows overwhelming support for the involvement of non-law enforcement public safety representation, including the medical and health communities, in intelligence fusion centers.

May 1, 1997 • Wilderness Medical Associates

This Field Guide covers a comprehensive body of topics and protocols that apply to medical emergencies you may encounter when resources are limited and access to urgent hospital care is delayed.