OFFICER Magazine spoke to three agencies about the roles of their tactical medics and how that growing position in SWAT units bridges law enforcement and EMS. Gaston County, North Carolina, tactical ...

There is an age-old debate in Tactical Medicine on what method is better for tourniquet placement: “High and Tight” or 2 to 3 inches above the wound. As a SWAT Medic and a NAEMT TCCC, TECC, PHTLS ...

PERRYSBURG, Ohio — Tactical medics are a special breed of police officers. Beyond the standard police skills, they also carry EMT training. WTOL 11 was the only local news station to get a deeper look ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — You wouldn't typically find a medic kicking down the door with the SWAT team. But Toledo police chief Michael Troendle says that's all in a day's work for the department's tactical ...

In the emergency room, he's Dr. Chris Ward, an approachable physician with a white coat and stethoscope who saves lives night after night. Out here on the firing range, he's just 'Doc,' a reserve ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - They negotiate with barricaded suspects and rush into dangerous situations. Toledo’s SWAT team is an elite unit, and now, it’s added a new unit with six new members to the team.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Dr. Leon Kwei is an emergency room physician with a passion for protecting law enforcement and, in part, thanks to him, a new law takes effect Wednesday. “It allows ...

FARGO — Wearing the camouflage fatigues and black boots of a SWAT team member, Ted Werre walked into the building looking to help someone. Werre spotted a man who had been shot in the leg writhing in ...

SEMBACH, Germany – Allied Forces North Battalion medics conducted a combat lifesaver course at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in Casteau, Belgium in the first week of April. The course ...

Training sessions are underway in key military disciplines. The program includes tactical, firearms, and medical training. The main goal is to maintain a high level of skills and coordinated action to ...