Abstract
Abstract Tactical emergency medical services (TEMS) bring immediate medical support to the inner perimeter of special weapons and tactics team activations. While initially envisioned as a role for an individual dually trained as a police officer and paramedic, TEMS is increasingly undertaken by physicians and paramedics who are not police officers. This report explores the ethical underpinnings of embedding a surgeon within a military or civilian tactical team with regard to identity, ethically acceptable actions, triage, responsibility set, training, certification, and potential future refinements of the role of the tactical police surgeon.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 583-588 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Prehospital and disaster medicine |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2012 |
Keywords
- emergency medical services
- tactical emergency medical services
- tactical medicine
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Emergency Medicine
- Emergency