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Integration of Emergency Medical Services and Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Teams: The Emergence of the Tactically Trained Medic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 June 2012

David Q. McArdle ,
David Rasumoff  and
John Kolman
David Q. McArdle*
Affiliation:
Dept. of Emergency Medicine, Conemaugh Valley Memorial Hospital, Johnstown, Pa.; Westmoreland Co. Sheriff's Dept., Westmoreland, Pa.
David Rasumoff
Affiliation:
Dept. of Emergency Medicine, University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, Calif.; Los Angeles Co. Sheriff's Dept., Los Angeles, Calif.
John Kolman
Affiliation:
Director, National Tactical Officers Association, La Mirada, Calif.
*
NTOA, PO Box 1412, La Mirada, CA 90637-1412USA
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Abstract

The emphasis of training for paramedics that function in the civilian sector in the United States has focused on the management of blunt trauma. The personal risks they face generally are the result of accidents or public health threats. The management of penetrating trauma under the threat of intentional personal harm is a different matter.

Law enforcement agencies have responded to the threat of apprehending heavily armed felons by forming special units highly trained in military-style, small-unit tactics. To provide care in this special environment, and support a special weapons and tactics (SWAT) team in fulfilling its mission, there is a requirment for a unique body of knowledge and special skills. (Prehospital care providers with at least emergency medical technician [EMT] skills and SWAT training will be referred to as tactical medics.)

Type
Special Report
Information
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , Volume 7 , Issue 3 , September 1992 , pp. 285 - 288
Copyright
Copyright © World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 1992

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