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Paramedic Cyclists

  • 10-09-2009 10:38am
    #1
    tomasrojo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,853 ✭✭✭✭


    Promising idea, I think, given the poor transit times for ambulances in cities now.

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/sep/09/bike-blog-cycle-response-unit
    Carl Smith founded the Cycle Response Unit in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, adding bike paramedics to the ambulance service and shaving 999 response times by minutes. He spoke to Matthew Sparkes about what it's like to save lives with pedal power.

    Speaking of the proliferation of hi-viz in everyday life, as a thread here was the other day, this surely is approaching maximum hi-viz. They'll burn out a retina if they add one more retro-reflective item of clothing.

    Bike-Blog-Bike-Paramedics-001.jpg
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  • #2
    RobFowl
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,669 Mod ✭✭✭✭RobFowl


    I think I've found my calling !!!!
    Off to Norfolk ....


    On second thoughts Norfolk ... maybe not :rolleyes:


  • #3
    ednwireland
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,573 ✭✭✭✭ednwireland


    RobFowl wrote: »
    On second thoughts Norfolk ... maybe not :rolleyes:

    no probs with hills though (think there may be one somewhere in norfolk - probably called "the hill")

    My weather

    https://www.ecowitt.net/home/share?authorize=96CT1F



  • #4
    witty username
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 159 ✭✭witty username


    potential career for ex-pros there. they'd get there quicker than most, have a great set of lungs for CPR and they're ex-pro cyclists so they know all there is to know about drugs medicine already ;)


  • #5
    briano
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 678 ✭✭✭briano


    The civil defence had some First Responders on Bikes at the Festival of World cultures the other week. Admittedly the guys didn't look like Ex-Pros. Ex Pro Dart Players maybe


  • #6
    Chips Lovell
    Moderators, Politics Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,269 Mod ✭✭✭✭Chips Lovell


    Anyone see the German coppers on bikes escorting the marathon and walkers at the World Championships in Berlin recently? Some fine specimens there too.


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  • #7
    lukester
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,901 ✭✭✭lukester


    el tonto wrote: »
    Some fine specimens there too.

    Pictorial evidence?


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