TacMed Updates: Committee for Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (C-TECC) Update: Summer 2014.

TacMed updates. The Committee for Tactical Emergency Casualty Care: fall update.

TacMed Updates: Development of a National Consensus for Tactical Emergency Medical Support (TEMS) Training Programs-Operators and Medical Providers.

INTRODUCTION Tactical teams are at high risk of sustaining injuries. Caring for these casualties in the field involves unique requirements beyond what is provided by traditional civilian emergency medical services (EMS) systems. Despite this need, the training objectives and competencies are not uniformly agreed to or taught. METHODS An expert panel was convened that included members from the...

Tactical emergency casualty care (TECC): guidelines for the provision of prehospital trauma care in high threat environments.

105 inTroducTion Civilian Tactical Emergency Medical Support (TEMS) has a long history in the United States. Enormous progress has been made during the past ten years in developing professional and operational standards within the field. However, to date, there still exists no standard of care within TEMS specifically, and more broadly for high threat pre-hospital trauma care. Current civilian ...

Proceedings of the 2016 Spring/Summer Meeting of the Committee for Tactical Emergency Casualty Care.

Pediatric Mass Casualty Incident: A Real Crisis Mandating Inter-Disciplinary Coordination, Considering Ethical Issues

Interdisciplinary coordination of the director of crisis committee with emergency and other department's staff, financial support team, public relations, rehabilitation team,and police are required to successfully manage mass casualty incidents (MCIs). Prevention, staff training, equipment availability, clear-cut responsibilities and predicting all requirements are crucial aspects to be prepare...