Another issue that I've seen first hand is the returning medic/combat lifesaver who gets a job as an EMT and then proceeds to treat their patients like battlefield casualties. Not every wound needs a trauma bandage and a tourniquet.

On another note, I was struck by the increased number of companies who are catering to this relatively new wave of "tactical medics". I saw examples of this at the EMS Expo trade show in Las Vegas. Lots of camo, lots of really cool looking stuff if you're going to be treating GSW's and shrapnel wounds, I can't help but wonder where all the guys and the companies buying this stuff think their patients are gonna be found.

JohnE

I'm afraid that I already know the answer to that question,,,,as do our politicians, the Russian & Chinese Intelligence types also do!

I think I take your point Wildman but I should have been clearer, they're selling this stuff to your average run of the mill urban EMT/Paramedic/Firefighter types who stand a slim chance of ever needing it. Not to mention the legal ramifications of using gear and TX methods that are not in their scope of practice protocols.

JohnE