NCTMA MEETINGS
& TRAINING
NORTH CAROLINA TACTICAL MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION
NCTMA provides high quality
specialized training in tactical medicine, utilizing the expertise of members
and other expert resources in North Carolina. CME / CEU credits will
be provided. Plans include at least an annual training conference in
the spring,
and an annual meeting (usually held in conjunction with the state EMS meeting).
Meeting and training locations will be easily
accessible from anywhere in the state.
NCTMA Annual Meeting The Annual NCTMA meeting
will again be held in conjunction with
Emergency Medicine Today, North Carolina's annual statewide EMS
conference in Greensboro, NC in Fall 2009.
We will hold officer elections, hear from members, and determine the organization's priorities for the next
year!
NCTMA Training
Spring 2009:
<<PICTURES!>> The Spring 2009 training conference
included a Medical Track and a Law Enforcement Track
and was
held Saturday June 6, 2009 at the Wake Commons in Raleigh, NC. Door
prizes and free samples of poison ivy treatment were provided by
sponsors. We were delighted to have instructors including Sean
McKay, the nation's leading expert and very popular trainer on
high threat extrications, as well as Special Forces operators
and instructors from Ft. Bragg, NC.
Training topics included:
New Generation
Hemostatic Agents
Panel Discussion: State
Level Issues for Tactical Medics
High Threat Extrication
from Elevated Positions
Hands-On Breakout Sessions
- Medical
Tactical Casualty
Extrications
Gear Packing
Sports Medicine - Taping
and Splinting
Advanced Medic Skills -
IO access and Surgical Airway
Hands-On Breakout Sessions
- Law Enforcement
Combat Lifesaver (Self
Aid / Buddy Aid)
Tactical Casualty
Extrications
CPR and AEDs for Cops
Spring 2008:
<<PICTURES!>> The Spring 2008 training conference was held Saturday, 07
JUNE 2008 in Raleigh, NC. Free samples of HemCon hemostatic
dressings and door prizes were provided by vendors.
Clandestine
Drug Labs - Law Enforcement Perspective <Special Agent
R. Hetzel, NC State Bureau of Investigation>
Clandestine
Drug Labs - Medical Perspective <Scott Everett, MD, PhD>
High
Threat Extrication Techniques <Sean McKay, North
American Rescue Products>
Fall 2007: The Fall 2007 training was Saturday, 06 OCT 2007
at Guilford Tech Community College in
Greensboro, NC.
Training topics included:
Combat Casualty Care - lessons learned
Wound Ballistics
Less Lethal Weapon injuries
Baton and Restraint use (hand
on training)
Vendors gave brief presentations on
their most recent products and discounts to conference
participants. Certified instructors provided hands on training. Feedback was fantastic!
The 2007 NCTMA Spring Trainingwas a huge success!
It was held Saturday, May 19th 2007 at the Wake County Fire
Training Center. It included classroom lectures, live fire
exercises, canine care and woodland ops. Thanks go out to Mike
Bachman who organized the course, the expert guest instructors
who brought such great training, and the vendors / sponsors who
made it all happen at minimal cost to participants.
Classroom Training included:
Operator orthopedic injuries
<Dr. Paul Hinchey, WakeMed and Wake Co. EMS>
Canine
Care <Jo-Anne Brenner and David
Dick, from Alpha
Response>
Fall
2006: <<PICTURES!>> The Fall 2006 training
was held on
Friday, September 29th, 2006 at Guilford Tech Community College.
There was a great turnout for classroom lectures, a vendor show,
and field training exercises.
Other Training Events (Send us your agency's training events pertinent to Tactical
Medicine and we'll post them here!)
N
C T M A . N E T
NCTMA MEETINGS
& TRAINING