Prehospital and Disaster Medicine: Volume 7 -

Lessons from the Israel Defense Forces Medical Corps' Experience in the Organization of International Medical Disaster Relief Forces
Joshua Shemer, Ori Heller, Jakov Adler
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28 June 2012, pp. 282-284
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Natural and man-made disasters continue to be a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Natural disasters include earthquakes, storms such as hurricanes, floods, fires, drought. Man-made disasters include fires, explosions, chemical and radioactive releases, major transportation accidents, terrorism, and war. The effects of disaster include injury, death, damage to infrastructure, environmental exposure, population movement, and increased incidence of communicable diseases.

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28 June 2012, p. 185
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In the article, “Multi-Agency, Prehospital Evaluation and the Pharyngeo-Tracheal Lumen (PTL) Airway,” by McMahan, Ornato, Racht, and Cameron, on pages 13–16, in January–March 1992 issue of Prehosptal and Disaster Medicine, there was a typographical error regarding the number of patients in the study population. On page 13, the Methods section of the Abstract incorrectly states that 1,647 adult patients participated in the study. The actual study population was 167 patients. We regret the error.

Integration of Emergency Medical Services and Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Teams: The Emergence of the Tactically Trained Medic
David Q. McArdle, David Rasumoff, John Kolman
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28 June 2012, pp. 285-288
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The emphasis of training for paramedics that function in the civilian sector in the United States has focused on the management of blunt trauma. The personal risks they face generally are the result of accidents or public health threats. The management of penetrating trauma under the threat of intentional personal harm is a different matter.
Law enforcement agencies have responded to the threat of apprehending heavily armed felons by forming special units highly trained in military-style, small-unit tactics. To provide care in this special environment, and support a special weapons and tactics (SWAT) team in fulfilling its mission, there is a requirment for a unique body of knowledge and special skills. (Prehospital care providers with at least emergency medical technician [EMT] skills and SWAT training will be referred to as tactical medics.)

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