hockey4mnhs

Hey guys I'm a volunteer fighter and a EMT. I'm currently going for my paramedic as well. My paramedic class is really high stress with all the hours of training and studying that goes into it its full time and takes the majority of my time. Getting out on the road is one off the best stress relievers out there, I don't know any other medics or firemen who ride and I know allot. So how many of you guys are in ems?

Fagro

I am/do. Fire/EMS. 4 on, 4 off affords a good amount of time to ride.

Epicus07

I just finished my EMT basic training and will be taking the National Registry in a week or two. I plan to ride a lot

Good luck with your paramedic training.

K&K_Dad

All I can say is good luck with the medic program. One of the toughest things I ever did.. pretty much said hi and bye to family about 3 times a week. Never really saw them at all..I'm a full time medic and I work 24 on 72 off and it's a great way to be able to ride but right now I have to be a dad first which keeps me from doing just about anything other than kid activities(not that I don't like being a dad, because I do). Kids take up all of my time. Things should start slowing down next week though when the wife starts getting home at a decent time again. Just remember that there is a light at the end of the tunnel, but remember that it's a really long tunnel.

MegaTom

Former EMT.

Velo Dog

Used to be; not anymore. I was a Special Forces Medic in Vietnam, then joined a well-trained volunteer fire dept. when I came home and kept up my training and certification for 15 years or so, until my kids got old enough that they needed more time (and i got old enough that running up and down ladders and mountains with a load of heavy gear wasn't as much fun as it used to be...). I still show up for firefighter training enough to stay current (we live near the Tahoe National Forest, with occasional wildland fires nearby), but I don't do the medical stuff anymore unless there's no one else available.
I don't know how modern civilian training compares to the military training of the late '60s, but we still respond a few times a year to accidents on the interstate, and I'm knocked out by the new gear and technology. When I started, you were considered a sissy if you put on gloves. Real men worked barehanded. Hard to believe now.

roccobike

I'm not but I ride with several nurse/EMT ladies. Somehow it makes me feel safe.

midgetmaestro 

My dad's a fire chief if that counts (paid, not volly)....

Edit: Good luck with your paramedic training - I've seen some of the books that the guys bring home from the classes.......phew.....

K&K_Dad

I did 3 months Con-Ed for my basic. 8 Months Con-ed for my intermediate and 2 years college(straight) for my paramedic(over a 6 year span). Paramedic alone for me was over 700 hours clinical and ride time. It's probably the most stressful thing I've ever done. Had I had a bike then I probably wouldn't have as much gray hair as I do now..

jetbike

I'm a nurse, but mental health specialist. I'd be useless in a prang, but could empathise with your agony wonderfully.

JonnyHK 

My sister is a MICA Paramedic in Australia (Mobile Intensive Care Ambulance) and does a lot of spin classes and now has graduated to more serious road riding since I gave her a bike for Xmas. She has a lot of fun with it and has met up with a bunch of the Police bike squad guys since she interacts with them for work.

Good luck with the study. It has taken my sister a long time to get to the high level she is at - you never stop learning!

Quel

Must be a few around here. A guy I was riding behind this morning got hit by a car, and while they were taking care of him and the driver, the extra cops and EMTs were admiring his sweet bike .

Spinz

MICN here ------- every weekend in the ER. Yup ----- I ride alot. Lp

DRietz

I'm a lifeguard for EBRP. I have some medical training.

hockey4mnhs

Thanks guys, ill be on the bike a ton now that it nice out im sure it will help.

St. Urho

I'm a paramedic and I bike commute 4 days a week. I'm also on the bike medic team at work. Good luck with medic school! Feel free to PM me if you have any questions.

priceless

Firefighter/Emt here.... Work 3days/ 2 off/ 3nights/ 4off. I commute and ride on my off days..

carpediemracing 

I'm not one.

However I had an intern as a teammate. He and I met, literally, when we slammed into each other diving for the same hole around the guy between us. Neither of us saw each other. Afterwards I found him to apologize and he joined my team. lol.

And when I fell really hard at a training race August 11th 2009, I had two EMTs, one fireman (with whatever training they get), and one resident MD stop to help me. All but the fireman were racing in my race (he is a racer who was watching). The MD got seniority and everyone bowed out when she stopped to check on me.

I can tell you that I felt very comforted by their presence/confidence/knowledge, no matter what physical pain I felt.

So thanks to all you EMTs and other medically trained folks.

cdr

azdroptop

Current Paramedic FF. Medic for almost 9 years now, ff almost 14.