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The Role of Tactical Emergency Medical Support in Hostage and Crisis Negotiations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 June 2012

James L. Greenstone
James L. Greenstone*
Affiliation:
Police Psychologist, Fort Worth, Texas Police Department, Graduate, Counter-Narcotics Tactical, Operations Medical Support Class #13, Police Hostage and Crisis Negotiator, Lead Crisis and Hostage Negotiations, Instructor, North Central Texas Council of Governments, Regional Police Academy
*
222 West 4th. Street, Suite 212, Fort Worth, Texas 76102USA
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Abstract

The use of tactical medics by members of hostage and crisis negotiations teams has not been examined in the literature or the field. Usually, negotiations teams are deployed within the confines of the established inner perimeter along with the tactical team and tactical medics. While the likelihood of injuries or performance degrading medical problems for negotiators is less than that expected for Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team members, they may occur and need attention. Additionally, there are other roles that tactical medical personnel can play that are specific to the needs of police negotiators. This article will examine these possible roles.

Keywords

crisisemergency medical technicianhostagelaw enforcementnegotiationspoliceSWAT teamstactical medicstraining
Type
Special Report
Information
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , Volume 13 , Issue 2-4 , December 1998 , pp. 55 - 57
Copyright
Copyright © World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 1998

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