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In this episode of the EMSEduCast – the podcast by and for EMS educators we talk with Joseph Zalkin about training EMS personnel for the active shooter incident. Joseph Zalkin is a 36 year veteran of the North Carolina EMS system. Joseph has served for the past 32 years as Deputy Director of Wake County EMS in Raleigh, NC. . A co-author of several peer reviewed medical articles focused on resuscitation, data and EMD dispatch. A graduate of the Western Carolina University Emergency Medical Care program, Joseph has been involved with program development at Local, State and National levels. He can be reached at jzalkin@wakeems.com
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Links and Resources:
- EMS, Police Team Up Against Active Shooter from Wake County EMS Blog
- Wake County EMS training materials and active shooter protocol
- Wake County EMS website
- Western Carolina University Emergency Medical Care Program
- Columbine High School wikipedia article
- CE Mash-up: Active Shooter Incident
- EMS1.com article: Active Shooter Response: are you physical ready
- New Yorker: Cowboys and Pit Crews
- Talking them through:
Crisis Communications with the Emotionally Disturbed and Mentally Ill (amazon link)
- Harvard Business Review: Price of Incivility
- Adult Education and Bullying, Part 1 and Part 2
- Phillips MRX documentation
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