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Medical Alert: Training You To Save Lives

Written by Lawrence Heiskell, M.D.. Author Archive »

Minimize injury and agency liability and maximize survivability. Get trained now in Tactical Medicine!

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Despite the increasing nationwide awareness of the value of having an on-scene specialized medical team, the medical consequences of tactical operations are often overlooked or completely left out of the operational plan. Unfortunately, there are some law enforcement agencies that still deploy S.W.A.T. teams for high-risk warrant service and other operations with no further medical plan other than to call 911 if someone is shot or injured. In today’s litigious world this practice is certain to come under close legal scrutiny by the courts.

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During tactical operations involving a barricaded hostage or active-shooter situations, tactical commanders will often stage civilian EMS personnel remotely for their personal safety.

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