The lifesaving potential of specialized on-scene medical support for urban tactical operations

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 528-531

  Metzger, Jeffery C ^a   Eastman, Alexander L ^b   Benitez, Fernando L ^c   Pepe, Paul E ^b,d  

^a Emergency Medicine Section of EMS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c PARKLAND HEALTH AND HOSPITAL SYSTEM   (United States)

^d Dallas Police Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Law enforcement; Police; Prehospital emergency care; Tactical emergency medical support; TEMS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; PHYSICIAN; POLICE; RESUSCITATION; URBAN POPULATION; VICTIM;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; RESCUE WORK; SPECIALIZATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 70149123303     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120903144940     Document Type: Article

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