Imagine being at ground zero for the Boston Marathon bombing. This was a mass casualty incident that involved the Police, EMS, physicians, race officials, bystanders, citizens, students and more. Many hasty tourniquets were placed on victims, albeit they did save some lives. Would you or your co-worker know what to do if that happened?
According to Rodney Jaime, a paramedic, member of a city police department and of Medtac Solutions, having all the skills in the world won’t save your life or anyone else’s if you don’t have the training and equipment to treat life threatening injuries. And enterprise security executives and their teams need that training, he says. Bleeding out can occur in as little as one to three minutes if left untreated; useful consciousness is much less. Jaime has trained more than 3,000 police officers in this area and is the Lead Law Enforcement Instructor for the Tac Med Group in Pearland, Texas.