MD, MPH, FACS, FAEMS
Dr. Alex Eastman
The Minutes That Matter. Bridging the Prehospital Gap
It was early in my professional experience when I realized that trauma treatment isn't just about the surgical process inside the OR. The way I have experienced this was during the early 2000's at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas. I repeatedly observed that many...
The Dallas Police Department Tactical Medic Program and Why It Matters
The Dallas Police Department Tactical Medic Program has been part of my professional life for more than two decades. This is not a technical case study or a timeline of events. It is an overview of where the program came from, how it developed, and why it continues to...
Lessons From the Hartford Consensus
Other experts began addressing the rise in mass casualty incidents, but my background in this area was based on experience rather than theory. My work in hemorrhage control, tactical medical support, and prehospital trauma care came from treating injured patients,...