Tactical Emergency Medicine

Insider Advice

"You really have a lot of options as far as being a tactical emergency medicine provider goes, depending on the level of involvement you would like to have and the level of participation your local agencies are willing to grant you. You can be the medical director of a tactical emergency medical service unit, where you mainly function as the primary physician for the team, as well as writing medical protocols, and leading trainings for your team. Or you can choose to be more hands-on, embedding within the team and participating in the same training as the tactical operators as well as being in charge of the medical aspects of your unit. EMS medical directors also help support their local tactical medics and rescue task forces and can choose to be more or less involved."

-John Wipfler III, MD