Medical Pre-Planning for Special Operations & Events
Having a medical plan for a large-scale event can save time, lives later.
Read moreEric Dickinson is a Captain with the Vinton (IA) Police Department and a NRAEMT. He is an adjunct EMS instructor at Kirkwood Community College (Cedar Rapids, IA), has been a frequent guest instructor for the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC), and is the author of the book The Street Officer’s Guide to Emergency Medical Tactics. Contact him at [email protected].
Having a medical plan for a large-scale event can save time, lives later.
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