The National Tactical Officers Association's 2018 update of the Tactical Response and Operations Standard for Law Enforcement Agencies now includes a section on Tactical Emergency Medical Services (TEMS). These new standards reflect the NTOA Position Statement on TEMS and represents the increasing importance of integrating medical elements into law enforcement special operations.

This presentation is intended to guide commanders seeking to incorporate medical response practices into regular law enforcement operations. The purpose of doing so is to further the law enforcement objective to preserve life, to increase resiliency of operations, and build trust within civilian communities.

Dr. Jason Pickett is the Tactical EMS Chair for the NTOA. He serves as the EMS Fellowship Director in the Dept. of Emergency Medicine at the University of Utah. He is the non-military Vice President of the Special Operations Medical Association and is a member of the Guidelines and Practice Committee for the National Association of EMS Physicians. He is also a member of the Guidelines Committee for the Committee on Tactical Emergency Casualty Care. He has a nearly 20 year career in SWAT, having been a member of teams in the Dayton, OH region and Austin, TX.