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COMPARATIVE STUDY
JOURNAL ARTICLE
RESEARCH SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T
Tactical EMS: an emerging opportunity in graduate medical education.
Prehospital Emergency Care 2002 July
OBJECTIVES: Modification of traditional emergency medical services (EMS) principles and procedures for use in the tactical law enforcement setting is emerging as a subspecialty of emergency medicine. Few opportunities exist to train physicians in the principles of tactical medicine, and no studies demonstrate the effectiveness of physician-level training in tactical EMS.
METHODS: A standardized eight-hour CONTOMS (Counter Terrorism Operations Medical Support) Physician Awareness course was presented to a group of emergency physicians. The physicians completed an anonymous survey before and after the course, and again four months later. A five-point Likert scale (04) was utilized to measure knowledge and comfort levels among six areas specific to tactical EMS. Changes were measured from precourse scores.
RESULTS: Of 39 eligible physicans, 38 completed surveys before and 35 completed surveys after the course, while 16 returned four-month follow-up surveys. Mean scores rose in all areas specific to tactical EMS (p < 0.0005 compared with pretest scores). Mean scores for each topic were: [table: see text]
CONCLUSIONS: The COMTOMS Physician Awareness course is effective in increasing physicians' knowledge and comfort levels in areas related to tactical EMS. Knowledge retention at four months is very good.
METHODS: A standardized eight-hour CONTOMS (Counter Terrorism Operations Medical Support) Physician Awareness course was presented to a group of emergency physicians. The physicians completed an anonymous survey before and after the course, and again four months later. A five-point Likert scale (04) was utilized to measure knowledge and comfort levels among six areas specific to tactical EMS. Changes were measured from precourse scores.
RESULTS: Of 39 eligible physicans, 38 completed surveys before and 35 completed surveys after the course, while 16 returned four-month follow-up surveys. Mean scores rose in all areas specific to tactical EMS (p < 0.0005 compared with pretest scores). Mean scores for each topic were: [table: see text]
CONCLUSIONS: The COMTOMS Physician Awareness course is effective in increasing physicians' knowledge and comfort levels in areas related to tactical EMS. Knowledge retention at four months is very good.
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