<p>  This book explores the new and rapidly developing area of tactical EMS. Tactical emergency services is a special blend of prehospital care and military-style tactical operations encompassing field and wilderness medicine under austere and often hostile conditions. Focusing on the unique prehospital problems facing all tactical EMT's, this book covers wounds from conventional weapons as well and nuclear, biologic, and chemical weapons. Medical evacuation, environmental medicine and triage as well as ambulatory care and topics unique to EMT's providing law enforcement medical support are also addressed. The Tactical Environment of Care. Injury Mechanisms from Conventional Weapons. Care of Ballistic and Missile Casualties. Care of Blast and Burn Casualties. Care of Chemical Casualties. Care of Biologic Casualties. Care of Nuclear Casualties. Tactical Evacuation. Evacuation Care. Tactical Triage. Basics of Tactical Ambulatory Care. Tactical Law Enforcement Medical Support.  This is an excellent reference for military medics, military physicians, EMT's, paramedics, police officers, SWAT teams, or other medical providers who wish to expand their knowledge of tactical EMS. </p>

Weapons of Mass Destruction: Emergency Care

Medical Books

Porter, Robert S.

De Lorenzo, Robert A.

Allied Health Professions

Pearson

<p>  This book explores the new and rapidly developing area of tactical EMS, a special blend of prehospital care and military-style tactical operations encompassing field and wilderness medicine under austere and often hostile conditions. This is the first commercial book to focus on military medicine at the EMT/military medic level.  Focusing on the unique prehospital problems facing tactical EMT's, the book covers wounds from conventional weapons as well as nuclear biologic, and chemical weapons. Medical evacuation, environmental medicine and triage as well as ambulatory care and topics unique to EMT's providing law enforcement medical support are also addressed. Medical information coders </p>

Tactical Emergency Care: Military and Operational Out-of-Hospital Medicine

Weapons of Mass Destruction: A Guide for Prehospital Care

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