Tactical Medicine: An Introductory To Law Enforcement Emergency Care

By Ian McDevitt

An experienced street paramedic gives a detailed crash course in the administration of emergency care under the most life-threatening conditions. Tactical Medicine is an excellent introduction to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1581602553
• ISBN13: 9781581602555
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Paladin Press
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.6" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

A clever and concise description of TACMED

As it is mentioned on the front page, this book is "An Introductory to Law Enforcement Emergency Care". No need to criticize the author about what was done because Ian McDevitt did it well. The content of his book gives a realistic overiew of what could be a TACMED job. Good enough to explain the different stages of tactical care involved when the "s... hits the fan". His book offers several valuable insights of the job. Protocols described inside the book are for general knowledge. Remember, it is "an Introductory..." If you need more... well, go or go back to TACMED School ! Besides, Ian McDevitt is known in Europ for his experience and his knack to instruct this topic. Christian - Tactical First-Aid Instructor.

REAL WORLD Tactical Medicine

I serve as the Medical Director, ALS provider, and entry medic for a four county, seven agency regional tactical LE organization, as well as direct and respond with 3 EMS agencies and 1 SAR unit. In addition to this, I also currently serve as Medical Director for the Nebraska Panhandle Public Health Board and as Physician Representative for the Nebraska Panhandle Trauma Board. I also serve as Medical Director for the national SAR team in Belize, Central America, and consult for that government regarding prehospital & village care issues. I have 25 years experience in military & civilian TEMS, EMS, Fire, Law Enforcement, & Technical Rescue. With that said...Focusing on LE & urban TacMed, as opposed to military tactical medicine, it provides an excellent overview of the state of the art as it is understood today. This is not a comprehensive textbook of medical care that takes you from square one, but instead teaches the unique priorities, techniques, and equipment needed for this environment. As such, it either will be an overview and motivator to go and get training for those without a background in field medicine, or a specific reference for those with prior medical experience wanting to make the transition to the tactical environment.It will also be an excellent resource for those needing ?ammo? to take to Administration. It is small enough that an administrator could read it, if you can find one that can read. Otherwise there are pictures and lists, and you can point to them and say ?See, the book says so.? Seriously, this is going to be a handy reference for explaining the tactical medical environment to those not familiar with the concept, and immediately absorbable by those with prior medical training. It?s a welcome addition to the sparse field of tactical medicine reference material.To criticize this book for being "anecdotal" is to miss the point. It was intended to be such. This is not a text. It's an introduction and overview, illustrated by what works for the author. And anyone who feels that the material presented does not reflect mainstream thinking in the TEMS community, isn't in the current mainstream. This material represents cutting edge thinking, rather than the static material and curriculums still being taught in too many programs.If you have an interest in this field, this is a great book. Buy it!

a masterpiece

This book was awesome! I picked it up and read it straight through, not being able to put it down. The book was straight-forward and to the point. Other reviews knock this book down for not backing up claims with scientific evidence, but I found the material in this book to be factual. While I was reading this book I had in the back of my mind that some things may be controversial, other reviewers saying the author's opinions arent accepted by the EMS community, but I found none of that. Mr McDevitt had very creative and innovative ideas, especially with improvisation. I have seen him use these tactics in the field, and everything he recomends in the book live up to the true test- if it works in the field. I would recomend this book to anybody in the EMS community.

Learn from the best

As a paramedic, I found this book to be a valuable resource. The book was written in an easy to understand format, without bogging the reader down with multiple scientific references and incomprehensible rhetoric. While some other reviewers may have forgotten the importance of on the job and in the field training, I haven't. If you want cut and dried science, read the journals. If you want the first-hand account of a seasoned paramedic, read this book!

Read the book

Read the book! I found it an essential reference. Very straight forward and to the point. The chapters on patient assessment, medical gear, and basic care of initial injuries are excellent. I think the author has extensive experience in all forms of Pre-Hospital medicine and it shows in the text. The information is very applicable and no nonsense. This is bound to be THE text for this emerging form of EMS that is Tactical Emergency Medicine!