Owner of businesses such as Tactical Medics, Diem Cay, and NFSM, Doug teaches the world how to treat critical injuries
Douglas M. Kleiner has spent significant years in academia, immersing himself in vast wellsprings of knowledge in order to provide ways to effectively administer medical support of a wide array. Doug received his PhD in Exercise Physiology at the Alma mater Auburn University, and worked his way up into the academic faculty at University of Florida where he spent his time as Director of Sports Medicine and Director of Clinical Research. His research has led him to publish extensive articles outlying subjects as treating various sports injuries protocol for administering medical treatment in the event of terrorist event, among others with much of his latest research being funded by the United States Department of Justice. Doug is also renown in various associations such as the American College of Sport Medicine and the International Law Enforcement Educators as well as being a Certified Law Enforcement Officer in the state of Florida.
Despite research demonstrating the overall safety of Conducted Electrical Weapons (CEWs), commonly known by the brand name TASER(®), concerns remain regarding cardiac safety. The addition of cardiac biomonitoring capability to a CEW could prove useful and even lifesaving in the rare event of a medical crisis by detecting and analyzing cardiac rhythms during the period immediately after CEW discharge.
To quantify the amount of helmet movement, time for task completion, tool satisfaction, and overall efficiency for various face-mask removal tools during football helmet face-mask removal.
Face Mask Removal: The face mask should be removed prior to transportation, regardless of current respiratory status. Those involved in the pre-hospital care of injured football players should have the tools for face mask removal readily available.
Football Helmet Removal...
To present recommendations for the prevention, recognition, and treatment of exertional heat illnesses and to describe the relevant physiology of thermoregulation.
To educate athletic trainers and others about the need for emergency planning, to provide guidelines in the development of emergency plans, and to advocate documentation of emergency planning. BACKGROUND: Most injuries sustained during athletics or other physical activity are relatively minor. However, potentially limb-threatening or life-threatening emergencies in athletics and physical activity are unpredictable and occur without warning. Proper management of these injuries is critical and should be carried out by trained health services personnel to minimize risk to the injured participant. The organization or institution and its personnel can be placed at risk by the lack of an emergency plan, which may be the foundation of a legal claim
Tactical Medics International (TMI) offers several “Premier” courses and other training courses that are specifically designed for medical providers and operators who may find themselves in “austere” environments where medical treatment facilities are not available and immediate evacuation is not possible.