Anatolian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Yazarlar: MEHMET ALİ KARACA

Konular:Tıp

Anahtar Kelimeler:Tactical Medicine,Emergency Medicine,Trauma Management

Özet: Tactical medicine is to provide close medical support during the activities of law enforcement officers. Massive shooting injuries and mass casualty injuries in recent years have helped to develop tactical medicine. Experiences from military medical practice have shown that providing early medical care in the field and wound care increases the likelihood of survival in trauma patients and enables the law enforcement team successfully complete the task in the battle or attack environment. Association of military medicine and emergency medicine have great importance for the creation, development and revision of guidelines. In addition, the care and operational procedures included in the tactical medicine performed by emergency physicians are considered as a new subspecialty within the American Emergency Medicine Board (ABEM). The difference between routine trauma management and tactical medicine begins with the patient's medical evaluation. In tactical medicine, in the primary evaluation, early and aggressive bleeding control is more emphasized before initiating the evaluation of airway, respiration and circulation (ABC). Tactical medicine applications are often carried out under enemy fire and in difficult geographic conditions. Tactical medical training should also be performed in environments created by simulating real conditions. Although the role of the physician in tactical medicine may change, the roles of preventive medicine, education and medical assistance are continuing. For this reason, doctors are becoming an indispensable part of the tactical medical team.

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