{"id":3624,"date":"2016-06-08T14:38:24","date_gmt":"2016-06-08T14:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/?page_id=3624"},"modified":"2022-07-08T12:57:15","modified_gmt":"2022-07-08T16:57:15","slug":"hostile-environment-medic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/emergency-operations-2\/hostile-environment-medic\/","title":{"rendered":"Hostile Environment Medic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-3624\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-3624-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-3624-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-3624-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h1 align=\"left\">Tactical Medic, Hostile Environment Medic, Active Shooter Medic<\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<p>All of these are terms used to describe an environment in which law enforcement and EMS must work together to ensure they provide the best care to the injured, while securing the scene from dangers. In most cases these dangers may be an active assailant. But it may be a potential shooting, bombing, chemical attack, or any other environment that creates an unsafe scene requiring law enforcement\u2019s efforts to secure.<\/p>\n<p>When discussing the involvement of the EMS provider in these types of environments there are many questions raised:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Will the EMS provider enter the \u201chot zone\u201d?<\/li>\n<li>Will the EMS provider carry a gun?<\/li>\n<li>What training will the EMS provider have?<\/li>\n<li>What equipment will the EMS provider carry?<\/li>\n<li>What treatment will be provided by the EMS provider?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This page is designed to provide guidance and recommendations for EMS providers looking to develop or strengthen their tactical medic response plans.<\/p>\n<p>EMS and law enforcement should work together to develop response plans, determine appropriate equipment, and develop training expectations for the EMS providers responding to a hostile environment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Planning Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfpa.org\/codes-and-standards\/all-codes-and-standards\/list-of-codes-and-standards\/detail?code=3000&amp;year=2018&amp;tab=nextedition\">NFPA 3000 - Standard for an Active Shooter\/Hostile Event Response (ASHER) Program<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nvfc.org\/active-shooter-and-complex-attack-resources\/\">National Volunteer Fire Council \u2013 Active Shooter and Complex Attack Resources for Fire and EMS<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nam.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Health-and-Medical-Response-to-Active-Shooter-and-Bombing-Events.pdf\">Health and Medical Response to Active Shooter and Bombing Event<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.interagencyboard.org\/sites\/default\/files\/publications\/Integrating%20LE_Fire_EMS%20during%20HTV_FINAL.pdf\">Integrating Law Enforcement, Fire, and Emergency Medical Services during Active Shooter \/ Hybrid Targeted Violence Incidents<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/training.fema.gov\/is\/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-907&amp;lang=en\">FEMA IS-907: Active Shooter: What You Can Do<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/first-responder\">DHS - Active Shooter Preparedness<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/publications\/First%20Responder%20Guidance%20June%202015%20FINAL%202.pdf\">First Responder Guide for Improving Survivability in Improved Explosive Device and\/or Active Shooter Incidents<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.interagencyboard.org\/sites\/default\/files\/publications\/IAB%20Active%20Shooter%20%26%20Hostile%20Event%20Guide.pdf\">Active Shooter\/Hostile Environment (ASHE) Guide<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.naemt.org\/Files\/LEFRTCC\/Hartford_Consensus.pdf\">Improving Survival from Active Shooter Events: The Hartford Consensus<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.interagencyboard.org\/sites\/default\/files\/publications\/External%20IAB%20Active%20Shooter%20Summit%20Report.pdf\">Improving Active Shooter \/ Hostile Event Response: Best Practices and Recommendations for Integrating Law Enforcement, Fire, and EMS<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usfa.fema.gov\/downloads\/pdf\/publications\/active_shooter_guide.pdf\">Fire\/EMS Department Operational Considerations and Guide for Active Shooter and Mass Casualty Incidents<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usfa.fema.gov\/downloads\/pdf\/publications\/templates_guidance_ems_mass_incident_deployment.pdf\">Operational Templates and Guidance for EMS Mass Incident Deployment<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tactical Medic, Hostile Environment Medic, Active Shooter Medic All of these are terms used to describe an environment in which law enforcement and EMS must work together to ensure they [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":69,"featured_media":0,"parent":338,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3624","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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