Tactical Medicine Essentials

Tactical Medicine Essentials is a comprehensive introductory tactical medicine course, appropriate for a wide range of professionals. Written by an experienced team of authors from diverse backgrounds, the text offers a solid foundation in tactical medicine principles. The course is designed for EMS, fire service, law enforcement, and medical professionals at all levels of training. The topics cover the essential curriculum of tactical medicine, including unique medical techniques, expedient improvisation, and many facts about the tactical environment. The material makes recommendations and demonstrates equipment and techniques that can be utilized by those who have been appropriately trained and certified. Emphasis is placed upon abolishing threats first and foremost, threat recognition, safety, and then proceeding with evaluation and treatment. Injuries and illness are reviewed including gunshot and knife wounds, explosive blast injuries, crush injuries, blunt trauma, biochemical terrorism, preventive medicine, and common emergencies in a resource-limited hazardous tactical environment. Relevant threats and unique medical adaptations are discussed with the goal of providing knowledge and awareness of how to stay safe and keep the tactical medicine provider and the team out of harmrs"s way.

ChapterSection 1 Elements of Tactical Medicine
ChapterChapter 1 History and Role of the Tactical Medical Provider
ChapterChapter 2 Safety and Wellness of the Tactical Medical Provider
ChapterChapter 3 SWAT Unit Essentials
ChapterChapter 4 Equipment of the Tactical Medical Provider
ChapterChapter 5 Firearms Safety and Marksmanship
ChapterChapter 6 Conventional Threats and Weapons
ChapterChapter 7 Medical Intelligence and Support
ChapterChapter 8 Self-Defense and Close Quarters Battle
ChapterChapter 9 Operational Tactics
ChapterChapter 10 Types of SWAT Callouts
ChapterSection 2 Assessment and Management of Injuries
ChapterChapter 11 Tactical Patient Assessment
ChapterChapter 12 Controlling Bleeding
ChapterChapter 13 Basic Airway Management
ChapterChapter 14 Advanced Airway Management
ChapterChapter 15 Shock Management
ChapterChapter 16 Extraction and Evacuation
ChapterChapter 17 Ballistic, Blast, Less-Lethal Weapons Injuries
ChapterChapter 18 Torso Injuries
ChapterChapter 19 Head, Neck, and Spine Injuries
ChapterChapter 20 Extremity Injuries
ChapterChapter 21 Soft-Tissue Injuries
ChapterChapter 22 Environmental Emergencies
ChapterChapter 23 Medications in the Tactical Environment
ChapterChapter 24 Weapons of Mass Destruction
ChapterChapter 25 Hazardous Materials and Clandestine Drug Labs
ChapterChapter 26 Challenges in Tactical Medicine
ChapterAppendix A K-9 Management
ChapterAppendix B TEMS Forms