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October 24, 2024 • Tactical Emergency Medicine Section
Due to time constraints at our meeting in Las Vegas I was not able to give my transition speech as new incoming chair. I wanted to send this out to you all to give you an idea of what my plans are for...
September 25, 2024 • Tactical Emergency Medicine Section
Please mark your calendars and be sure to attend the ACEP Tactical and Law Enforcement Medicine Section meeting, Sunday, September 29, 2024 3:30-5:30 pm.
August 26, 2024 • Tactical Emergency Medicine Section
TALEM Section did a webinar on Whole Blood in the Prehospital Setting. This course is now available to view within the ACEP LMS.
July 17, 2024 • Tactical Emergency Medicine Section
This course for TALEM Section members will present an analysis of school shooting data to inform emergency medical responses within Tactical and Law Enforcement Medicine.
July 3, 2024 • Tactical Emergency Medicine Section
This course for TALEM Section members will present the topic of tourniquet conversion within Tactical and Law Enforcement Medicine.
May 1, 2024 • Tactical Emergency Medicine Section
It is important for tactical and law enforcement medicine (TALEM) physicians and medical personnel to be familiar with the weapons systems utilized by LEOs and SWAT units.
July 25, 2023 • Tactical Emergency Medicine Section
Dr. Helene Okpere provides this issue’s Journal Watch.
ASTM International is one of the world’s largest standards developing organizations with a membership of over 30,000, representing 150+ countries. Over 12,000 ASTM standards are published each year an...
Surely, nobody receiving this newsletter needs to be convinced of the mission of our ACEP group, on tactical and law-enforcement medicine. Having a community of clinicians that dedicate time, expertis...
Firearm sound suppressors (frequently referred to as “silencers” or simply “suppressors”) are required tactical props for assassins and tactical teams (good and bad) in TV and media. As such they are ...
I sincerely hope this edition of our Section Newsletter finds you all well. It is officially summer, and warmer weather is welcome here in Ohio. Although admittedly, my near-dead lawn could use a bit ...
February 25, 2023 • Tactical Emergency Medicine Section
Good day, everyone! I hope that you all enjoyed the holidays. Hard to believe, but here we are at the start of 2023. I can tell you this: it is going to be a great year for our Section, and the Tactic...
Welcome to the ACEP TALEM Section 2023 Newsletter. Taking over the role of Newsletter Editor from Dr. Dominique Wong is a little intimidating in light of the great work she did last year. It is my hop...
Arming Tactical Medical Professionals (TMPs) is a topic the Tactical EMS Section has discussed before. Controversy aside, once the decision has been made that the TMP will carry a firearm during opera...
In this first ACEP TEMS section journal watch, written by Lt. Ryan Leone, a medical student at Columbia University, we summarize and comment on 6 articles relevant to tactical and law enforcement medi...
Most of us are familiar with the safety moment that many agencies will place at the beginning of many meetings and classes – where are the bathrooms, exits, AEDs etc. These moments may seem silly when...
February 15, 2023 • Tactical Emergency Medicine Section
C-TECC is the Committee for Tactical Emergency Casualty Care which writes and maintains the guidelines that popular courses like NAEMT’s TECC course are based on.
October 17, 2022 • Tactical Emergency Medicine Section
After Action Report Analysis of the Aurora Century 16 Theater Shooting and the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Shooting
October 14, 2022 • Tactical Emergency Medicine Section
Calendar of Events
Tactical medicine photographs and the stories that go with them. This is dedicated to the law enforcement personnel in our world, who protect and keep us safer.
I reserve my highest expectations for all of you to loan us your deep insight, experience, and ideas. Please welcome Tactical and Law Enforcement Medicine to ACEP. This is just the beginning, with the...
As demonstrated in reviews of active killer events included in this and previous ACEP TEMS newsletters, first responder agency roles may blur, but each agency has a critical and distinct role to play ...
One thing I appreciate most about my current emergency medicine position is the strong sense of “team.” Strong teams form in other high stress, high stakes settings, like SWAT and the military.
Our members continue to attend law enforcement training and operations, and render hands-on medical care for officers, citizens, suspects, and others in need.
May 3, 2022 • Tactical Emergency Medicine Section
U.S. law enforcement is a dangerous job. Unexpectedly, an infectious disease, COVID-19, is the newest threat to officers. Data from 2020 and 2021 show a marked increase in LODDs because of COVID-19.
Active shooter and mass casualty events are present and not declining. Civilian medical providers arrive rapidly to a major event with multiple injuries, but due to factors outside their control, the ...
Misuse of prescription opioids and heroin affects more than 2 million Americans. In West Virginia, opioid addiction has led to the highest rate of overdose-related deaths in the country -- leaving th...
There is growing acceptance of arming tactical medical professionals (TMP) and other EMS providers while on duty. While significant controversy still exists, there are definite advantages to having an...
Critical care training helps officers in Dayton save lives.
April 29, 2022 • Tactical Emergency Medicine Section
It is appropriate that we take a moment to think about and pray for those impacted by the events in Ukraine. Many of you have been involved, whether sending medical supplies, donations, or prayers.
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