Tactical Emergency Medical Services in Copenhagen, Denmark: A mixed methods design study introducing a new concept.

ABSTRACT:

Aims and objectives

The purpose of this study was to introduce the concept of Tactical Emergency Medical Services (TEMS) in Denmark and to explore the TEMS providers' and the Danish Police Forces' confidence in the TEMS concept in case of a terrorist attack within the Capital Region of Denmark.

Background

Terrorist attacks pose a major challenge to prehospital emergency medical services when it comes to reaching trapped victims. The threat to healthcare professionals limits access and creates a so-called therapeutic vacuum, leading to delayed treatment and evacuation of victims and ultimately increases mortality.

Methods

This study used a mixed methods triangulation approach, integrating qualitative data from an interview study and quantitative data from a register st

SUBMITTER: Glahn JEE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11832305 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature