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"The concept of emergency medical support should be considered by every SWAT team as an investment in the well-being of its members. Lives are at stake. The value of having and training an emergency medical support team is immeasurable."
Heiskell, L.E., Tang, D.H., Tactical Emergency Medical Support of Law Enforcement Special Operations Teams. SWAT Magazine, February 1996
Do you have the skills and knowledge to perform safely in the
sometimes unpredictable hostile tactical environment?
Is your agency providing you with state-of-the-art tactical medical training?
If you are ready to meet the challenge... Come and join us!
Let us train and prepare you to be a safe and effective tactical medical provider.
Remember... Lives are at stake, maybe even your own.
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Announcements
Announcing Tactical Medicine Module C
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California POST, EMSA and U.S. DHS approved new 40 hour course, Tactical Medicine Module C. Visit the course description for more details. Tactical Medicine Module C.
Registration is now open.
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Tactical Medicine Essentials
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Just published and available for purchase, the textbook Tactical Medicine Essentials is destined to be the authoritative text for the tactical medicine provider.
Authors: John Campbell MD, Lawrence Heiskell MD, Jim Smith EMTP, John Wipfler MD
[ Link to the publisher's listing ]
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Hosting a Tactical Medicine School
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If your agency is interested in hosting a 2 week Tactical Medicine School, please call the ISTM administrator at 760-880-4102 for information on how to bring this high quality training to your agency. ISTM is a fully transportable program to anywhere in California and the Western States.
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National Standard
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Through a collaborative effort by the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, the California Emergency Medical Services Authority and the faculty of the International School of Tactical Medicine in conjunction with the United States Department of Homeland Security, the NATIONAL STANDARD for the training and education for Tactical Medicine providers has been established.
California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) and Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) Core Competencies and Standardized Training Recommendations.
The 77 page document containing the Core Competencies and Training Recommendations can be found using the this link.
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Winter 2012 Graduating Class
Module A Class Photo Winter 2012
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Module B Class Photo Winter 2012
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Choosing a Program
Choosing a Tactical Medicine Training Program:
In selecting a program we strongly suggest you do your homework before wasting your time, hard earned money and your agencies resources. Listed below are 14 very important points to consider:
- How long has the program been in existence and can you verify it.
- Does the program offer Peer-Review Continuing Medical Education (CME)?
- Are the instructors sworn law-enforcement officers, or is the instruction by non law-enforcement personnel?
- Is the faculty active on a tactical team, hence up to date on current tactics.
- Are the instructors residency trained, board-certified in emergency medicine, anesthesia, and trauma surgery?
- Is the course curriculum valid and relevant to your needs as a tactical medical provider?
- Is it a hands on course with reality based scenario training or simply a classroom program with a few officer rescue drills?
- Does the program use plastic guns for training or conduct real firearms instruction?
- Is the program certified by a state agency which provides law enforcement training oversight?
- Is the program certified by a state emergency medical services authority which provides training and education oversight for tactical medics?
- Is the program you plan on attending fully approved by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Office for Domestic Preparedness and has been assigned control numbers?
- Contrary to what you may have heard, Tactical Medicine simply cannot be learned or mastered in a 3 or 5 day course.
- Be cautious of programs or institutions that offer many different types of courses. Stick to those schools and programs that specialize only in tactical medicine training.
- Do your homework, make an effort to contact graduates who have attended the program and determine their impression of the quality of instruction and training.
The International School of Tactical Medicine logo and slogan are trademarks and are registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Only International School of Tactical Medicine faculty, its affiliates, school graduates and licensees may use this trademark.
This trademark is the identity of the International School of Tactical Medicine and when placed on publications, course materials, apparel and other items serves to distinctly identify the materials as having originated from the International School of Tactical Medicine.
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