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Motorcycle Medics

DateSunday, March 22, 2009 at 10:03AM

Austin is one of a few cities in the USA with motorcycle EMS crews. The video is below.

CBS Evening News reported on Miami motorcycle medics that can respond to emergencies more quickly than standard ambulances.

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=631108n

SEATTLE - Mayor Greg Nickels announced today his plan to create a motorcycle medic team in 2008. Under the mayor’s budget proposal, Seattle firefighter paramedics will take to the streets on motorcycles for a two-year pilot program to study the effectiveness of such a medic team. Other cities, such as Miami and Pittsburgh, have found motorcycles are able to get through congested traffic faster than ambulances or medic units, thereby speeding response to emergencies.

 

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