Torshi Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Just curious if any PAs thought about doing something similar considering some MD/DOs currently are in such units as volunteers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medic25 Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 NYPD ESU (their version of SWAT) used to have a member who was a practicing PA; don't know if he's still active. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torshi Posted October 5, 2014 Author Share Posted October 5, 2014 Nice, do you happen to know the process by which one would be able to volunteer their time? Short tactical med training? I'm just curious how healthcare professionals become part of the team? I assume they're valuable or the PD wouldn't even bother and just train EMT cert guys NYPD ESU (their version of SWAT) used to have a member who was a practicing PA; don't know if he's still active. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GetMeOuttaThisMess Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 I'm surprised that with ED boarded physicians a dime a dozen in a large metro area that they wouldn't just grab one of those. My former employer added an ED physician as a volunteer officer just for this sole purpose. I know Dallas PD has multiple folks available, don't know about DCSO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medic25 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Nice, do you happen to know the process by which one would be able to volunteer their time? Short tactical med training? I'm just curious how healthcare professionals become part of the team ? I assume they're valuable or the PD wouldn't even bother and just train EMT cert guys The first step would likely be speaking with your local PD and finding out if they even want an outside party as their medical provider. Some departments prefer to use LEO's with EMT/medic certification rather than civilians; this way they don't have to worry about keeping you safe in a hot zone environment. If you don't have prior prehospital experience you might find this to be a very different world than that of a typical PA. As far as tactical training, I'd suggest starting with TCCC (Tactical Combat Casualty Care) for a good introduction to tactical medicine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torshi Posted October 8, 2014 Author Share Posted October 8, 2014 Thank you for the course information! I'll look into it The first step would likely be speaking with your local PD and finding out if they even want an outside party as their medical provider. Some departments prefer to use LEO's with EMT/medic certification rather than civilians; this way they don't have to worry about keeping you safe in a hot zone environment. If you don't have prior prehospital experience you might find this to be a very different world than that of a typical PA. As far as tactical training, I'd suggest starting with TCCC (Tactical Combat Casualty Care) for a good introduction to tactical medicine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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