Training begins for police officers to control bleeding of mass-casualty victims in the US
Friday, February 28, 2014 - 07:01
in Health & Medicine
Surgeons and first responder organizations have been working to increase the number of survivors of an active shooter or mass casualty incident. An important part of this initiative requires all law enforcement officers to get medical training and equipment to control bleeding, a goal set forth by the Hartford Consensus. THREAT is an acronym for the needed response to mass shooting events, and guides new training: T -- Threat suppression, H -- Hemorrhage control, RE - Rapid Extrication to safety, A -- Assessment by medical providers, and T -- Transport to definitive care.
