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Tactical medicine--competency-based guidelines.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20858134     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Tactical emergency medical support (TEMS) is a rapidly growing area within the field of prehospital medicine. As TEMS has grown, multiple training programs have emerged. A review of the existing programs demonstrated a lack of competency-based education.
OBJECTIVE: To develop educational competencies for TEMS as a first step toward enhancing accountability.
METHODS: As an initial attempt to establish accepted outcome-based competencies, the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) convened a working group of subject matter experts.
RESULTS: This working group drafted a competency-based educational matrix consisting of 18 educational domains. Each domain included competencies for four educational target audiences (operator, medic, team commander, and medical director). The matrix was presented to the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Tactical Emergency Medicine Section members. A modified Delphi technique was utilized for the NTOA and ACEP groups, which allowed for additional expert input and consensus development.
CONCLUSION: The resultant matrix can serve as the basic educational standard around which TEMS training organizations can design programs of study for the four target audiences.
Authors:
Richard Bruce Schwartz; John G McManus; John Croushorn; Gina Piazza; Phillip L Coule; Mark Gibbons; Glenn Bollard; David Ledrick; Paul Vecchio; E Brooke Lerner
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-09-21
Journal Detail:
Title:  Prehospital emergency care : official journal of the National Association of EMS Physicians and the National Association of State EMS Directors     Volume:  15     ISSN:  1545-0066     ISO Abbreviation:  Prehosp Emerg Care     Publication Date:    2011 Jan-Mar
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-11-24     Completed Date:  2011-06-02     Revised Date:  2012-04-04    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9703530     Medline TA:  Prehosp Emerg Care     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  67-82     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, USA. rschwartz@mcg.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Clinical Competence / standards*,  statistics & numerical data
Competency-Based Education*
Consensus
Delphi Technique
Educational Measurement
Educational Status
Emergency Medical Services / standards*,  statistics & numerical data
Female
Hemorrhage / prevention & control*
Humans
Male
Military Medicine
Models, Educational
Practice Guidelines as Topic*
United States

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