Medical support for special weapons and tactics (SWAT) units is different from civilian EMS in many ways. A tactical medical provider (TMP) is charged with providing life-saving care to downed SWAT officers and taking measures to defend against criminal suspects. Mastery of these skills requires extensive, specialized tactical emergency medical services (TEMS) training and experience in the tactical environment.
Designed for EMS and medical professionals of all levels of training, Tactical Medicine Essentials provides the foundation needed to create world-class TMPs. Written by an experienced team of authors from diverse backgrounds, this text covers the essential curriculum of tactical medicine, including tactical patient assessment, expedient extrication and evacuation, and self-defense skills. It also goes into depth about the specialized equipment and techniques used by medical professionals with TEMS training and certification. Tactical Medicine Essentials thoroughly prepares medical professionals to safely accompany a SWAT unit into the tactical environment.
Key Features
- Call-A-CAB-‘N-Go: The rapidly changing tactical environment requires specialized rapid assessment techniques. The tactical patient assessment process is presented in a single, comprehensive chapter, ensuring that students understand how to rapidly apply this specialized process. Each traumatic injury chapter further reinforces the tactical patient assessment process by highlighting the unique aspects of each traumatic injury.
- At the Scene: Advice from experienced TMPs on how to excel during a mission.
- Safety: Information on how to remain safe in the tactical environment, even under the threat of violence.
- Medical Gear: Tips on the best equipment to pack and utilize in the tactical environment.
- Detailed step-by-step skill reviews: Detailed step-by-step explanations and visual summaries of important skills and procedures.
Contents
Section 1 Elements of Tactical Medicine
- Chapter 1 History and Role of the Tactical Medical Provider
- Chapter 2 Safety and Wellness of the Tactical Medical Provider
- Chapter 3 SWAT Unit Essentials
- Chapter 4 Equipment of the Tactical Medical Provider
- Chapter 5 Firearms Safety and Marksmanship
- Chapter 6 Conventional Threats and Weapons
- Chapter 7 Medical Intelligence and Support
- Chapter 8 Self-Defense and Close Quarters Battle
- Chapter 9 Operational Tactics
- Chapter 10 Types of SWAT Callouts
Section 2 Assessment and Management of Injuries
- Chapter 11 Tactical Patient Assessment
- Chapter 12 Controlling Bleeding
- Chapter 13 Basic Airway Management
- Chapter 14 Advanced Airway Management
- Chapter 15 Shock Management
- Chapter 16 Extraction and Evacuation
- Chapter 17 Ballistic, Blast, Less-Lethal Weapons Injuries
- Chapter 18 Torso Injuries
- Chapter 19 Head, Neck, and Spine Injuries
- Chapter 20 Extremity Injuries
- Chapter 21 Soft-Tissue Injuries
- Chapter 22 Environmental Emergencies
- Chapter 23 Medications in the Tactical Environment
- Chapter 24 Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Chapter 25 Hazardous Materials and Clandestine Drug Labs
- Chapter 26 Challenges in Tactical Medicine
Appendices
- Appendix A K-9 Management
- Appendix B TEMS Forms
About the Authors
- The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) exists to support quality emergency medical care and to promote the interests of emergency physicians. The Board of Directors has identified values that serve as the guiding principles for the specialty of emergency medicine. These values, and the objectives that follow, are the foundation of ACEP's planning processes and Council and Board actions. The values of the American College of Emergency Physicians are: Quality emergency care is a fundamental right and unobstructed access to emergency services should be available to all patients who perceive the need for emergency services. There is a body of knowledge unique to emergency medicine that requires continuing refinement and development. Physicians entering the practice of emergency medicine should be residency trained in emergency medicine. Quality emergency medicine is best practiced by qualified, credentialed emergency physicians. The best interests of patients are served when emergency physicians practice in a fair, equitable, and supportive environment. Emergency physicians have the responsibility to play the lead roles in the definition, management, evaluation, and improvement of quality emergency care.
- E. John Wipfler III, MD, FACEP-Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria, Illinois is a residency-trained, board-certified attending emergency physician and a clinical associate professor of surgery at the University of Illinois College of Medicine. He has taught tactical medicine for over 17 years and teaches several week-long courses annually as an instructor with the International School of Tactical Medicine, the only tactical medicine training school certified by the United States Department of Homeland Security. He served in the military reserves for 14 years, attaining the rank of Major in the United States Army Medical Corps, serving in Panama and volunteering for Desert Storm. He has been involved with law enforcement since 1994, supporting tactical operations as a SWAT team physician and medical director for a TEMS element for three tactical teams in central Illinois. Since completing his internship in surgery and residency in emergency medicine, he teaches and practices medicine with the Department of Emergency Medicine at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, a Level I Trauma Center in Peoria, Illinois.
Product Details
- Paperback: 388 pages
- Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning; 1 edition (2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0763778214
- ISBN-13: 978-0763778217
- Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.7 inches
List Price: $67.95