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An excellent mix of
on-bike and classroom sessions presented
by experts from around the country.
On-bike sessions include basic,
intermediate and advanced bicycle
handling skills, firearms skills, bike
patrol tactics, and officer
survival. Classroom sessions
include community policing, safety
and liability, health & fitness,
and bicycle maintenance. The
Conference also features the nation's
largest bicycle patrol-related product
exhibition.
...Register
Today!
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ISBN-13:
978-0-7637-4433-5
ISBN-10: 0-7637-4433-6
Paperback, 264 Pages
© 2008
The
Complete Guide to Public Safety
Cycling (second edition) is the
single most comprehensive source of
in-depth information on starting a
bike unit or enhancing an established
bike unit. Read more...
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IPMBA
EMS Cyclist Program
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Since its inception in 1997, the
IPMBA EMS Cyclist program has been
sweeping the pre-hospital EMS community
around the country. This comprehensive
program is the training program favored by
most professional EMS bicycle teams.
Whether paid or volunteer and fire-based,
private, or third service, EMS providers
large and small are selecting the IPMBA
EMS Cyclist program for their training
needs.
Cost effectiveness and mobility allow
mountain bikes to bridge the gap between
foot patrol and ambulance, which can mean
the difference between life and death in
congested or crowded conditions.
Bike-mounted EMS providers are able to use
all of their senses to detect and address
problems. In addition, experience has
shown that citizens are more likely to
approach EMS personnel on a bike than in
an ambulance, which enhances community
outreach and public relations.
The IPMBA EMS Cyclist program, like the
Police Cyclist program, is based on the
proven and safe principles of the well
known Effective Cycling program created by
John Forester. Effective Cycling
techniques combine principles of traffic
flow, state traffic laws, and physics of
bicycling to produce a method of cycling
in traffic which enhances the
predictability and safety of the cyclist
and surrounding motorists.
EMS Cyclist training is a result of input
from a group of EMS bike patrol experts.
The program is also based on needs
identified by working EMS bike patrols.
The material covered is very diverse and
considers the use of the bicycle as both
transportation and as an effective tool
for EMS service delivery.
The IPMBA EMS Cyclist course emphasizes
such EMS specific concerns as cycling with
a heavy load, EMS gear management, and
scene safety. Units
of instruction include Basic
Nutrition and Physical Fitness, Bicycle
Maintenance and Repairs, Bicycles and
On-Bike Equipment, Clothing and Personal
Protective Equipment, Cycling at Night,
Fundamental Cycling Skills and Vehicular
Cycling, Hazards and Crashes, On-Bike
Equipment, EMS Bike Teams, EMS Equipment
and Load Placement, and Scene Management
and Safety.
For training, visit our training calendar,
contact one of our certified IPMBA EMS
Cyclist instructors by searching our
database below, or attend the IPMBA EMS
Cyclist course at the annual IPMBA Conference.
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Click
here for a list of certified
instructors outside of the United
States.
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EMS
Pin Shows Your True Colors
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IPMBA has certified EMS Cyclist
pins available for purchase. The pins are
roughly 1" in diameter, are gold-toned,
and sport the IPMBA logo in bright blue.
In the center are the words "EMS Cyclist",
where it usually says "Police on Bikes."
These pins are available exclusively to
IPMBA-certified EMS Cyclists. To order
your pin, please send a check in the
amount of $5 (includes shipping and
handling) to 583 Frederick Road,
Suite 5B, Baltimore, Maryland 21228. To
avoid any confusion, be sure to specify
that you would like an EMS Cyclist pin,
and include your IPMBA membership number,
your phone number, and the address to
which you want the pin mailed.
Get your EMS Cyclist pin today!
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International Police
Mountain Bike Association
583 Frederick Road, Suite 5B
Baltimore, Maryland 21228
PH: 410-744-2400
FAX: 410-744-5504
E-MAIL: info "at" ipmba "dot" org
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