Successful development and implementation of a tactical emergency medical technician training program for United States federal agents

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 36-39

  Ciccone, Teriggi J ^a   Anderson, Phillip D ^a   Gann, Chon A D ^a   Riley, J Michael ^a   Maxwell, Michael ^a   Hopkins, Robert ^a   Ciottone, Gregory ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); emergency medical technician training; tactical emergency medical services; tactical emergency medical technicians; tactical emergency medicine; tactical law enforcement; tactical special operations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; POLICE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RESCUE PERSONNEL; UNITED STATES;

CERTIFICATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; HUMANS; POLICE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 16844385882     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00002120     Document Type: Article

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