Goldflam et al. found that a majority of emergency medicine residencies teach wilderness medicine content. Of those programs, greater than 80% create their own curriculum. The American Board of Emergency Medicine has a framework of wilderness medicine topics that are covered on emergency medicine board examinations. How these topics are taught, and…
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Over the last three decades, the spectrum of crime in the United States has posed a dynamic challenge to law enforcement, with an increasing prevalence of violent incidents involving assault weapons, domestic terrorism, and often mass casualties. To meet the demand of these emerging situations, law enforcement agencies have formed groups of officers with specialized equipment and training, capable of handling these unique threats affecting both law enforcement and the general public…
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