Tactical Medic
Go/no-go decisions are often the toughest for ICs managing expanding incident types
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The kits are part of the city’s new Safe Chicago program, and are equipped with a tourniquet, gauze, shears, gloves and an instruction manual
Members of the technical rescue team and medical special operations unit have already been trained to enter the hot zone in active-shooter incidents
This and other planned exercises are designed to prevent similar terrorist attacks this summer
Emergency dispatchers began receiving frantic calls of a shooter at the plant at 5:03 p.m., fielding about 30 calls within 12 minutes
The new Tactical Emergency Medical Support Team will receive protective gear and emergency response training allowing them to respond to large scale emergencies
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Police chased down and arrested a 17-year-old male; he faces four counts of first degree murder and seven counts of attempted murder
Tactical medic Ryan Starling recalls assessing the victims and separating the living from the dead
Effective response requires all public safety personnel to have the same strategies and training to most effectively eliminate the threat and save the most lives
Kenny Ungerman, a Navy veteran in his first year in the school’s medic program, said he was talking to a National Guard recruiter outside when they heard a gunshot
Constant updates from a PIO reduces speculation and uncertainty, which is especially important for the friends and family of those directly involved
One witness said the 26-year-old gunman demanded to know students’ religion before shooting them; police weren’t saying whether they knew of any motive
Only the 51-year-old male gunman was shot in the movie theater attack; no one was taken to the hospital
Two emerging models of rescue task forces and tactical medics offer different, yet more aggressive approaches to active-shooter incidents than standing by until all is clear
The escaped murderer who was shot by a state trooper near the Canadian border is in “critical but stable” condition at a hospital
The suspect was carrying pipe bombs in his van that exploded when he was killed by a Dallas police sniper
The shooting may have been gang-related; other area schools were put on lock down
The hard-and-fast rules of scene safety need to be reconsidered in active-shooter incidents where victims need immediate treatment
A soldier opened fire at the Fort Hood military base, killing three people and wounding 16 before committing suicide
Firefighters and medics rushed the wounded to hospitals; 28 are dead and 113 were injured in the attack
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