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in translating multicenter and multiagency data from Keywords: Tactical Emergency Medical Services, military
national and international sources into fieldable tacti- tactical medical practices, nonmilitary tactical medicine
cal medical TTPs and the next generation of kits and
therapeutics.

BCCTPC: Board for Critical Care Transport Paramedic Correspondence
Certification: A nonprofit national testing agency that
fields the Critical Care (CCP), Flight (FP-C), and now Philip A. Carmona, NREMT-P, TP-C, RN, US Army
the Tactical Paramedic (TP-C) exam. The exam is based Special Forces (Ret), Program in Disaster Research and
on the 17 domains of the National TEMS Council. Training, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vander-
bilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. E-mail: pcarmona@
Over the past several months, The Department of Home- ntemsc.org or philip.carmona@vanderbilt.edu.
land Security has been gathering TEMS subject matter
experts from across the nation to foster TEMS stan- NIH Website
dardization and ensure interoperability before a major CTECC Meeting, Baltimore, MD
event. An extract of the invitation stated the meeting’s
overall purpose:

… a meeting with subject matter experts to
facilitate discussion of next steps in improving
survivability in improvised explosive device
(IED) and active shooter incidents and identify
issues and future actions in Tactical Emergency
Medical Services (TEMS) education standards

This meeting is one of a series convened to bring structure
to TEMS nationally and ensure interoperability before Join a Stellar EM Team in Coastal SC!
the occurrence of a major event. Most of the attendees
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Many members of these organizations represent other Call today for details.
well-known local, state, and national agencies and aca- McLeod Loris - Loris, SC
demic institutions engaged in the practice of TEMS. Sev- ED Features
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It remains the opinion of this author that many some of McLeod Dillon - Dillon, SC
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field and many-associated crisis responders await cogent
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allow for safe practice with reliable vetted standards. In ED Features
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Reference
1. Schwartz R, Brooke Lerner B, Llewellyn C, et al. Devel-
opment of a national consensus for Tactical Emergency For details and consideration, please contact Barbara Lay at 727-507-3608 or
Medical Support (TEMS) programs-operators and medical Barbara_Lay@EmCare.com. Search opportunities nationwide at www.EmCare.com.
providers. J Spec Oper Med. 2014;4:142.

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