Would you be interested in a Medical Training?
Our medical collective has many different projects currently going on, but we’d be interested in gaining feedback from the community as to what kind of medical training people would like.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated; and if you don’t find a training below that you’d be interested in, please feel free to send us feedback about a training that you would be.
Keep your street medic skills fresh!
The Olympia Street Medical Collective is hosting a day of scenario trainings on Sunday June 6th. If you would like to practice your skills, or donate your time as a bloodied patient, feel free to contact their collective at olympiamedics@gmail.com. Should be a relaxed day with good eats and good peoples.
Again, we will be having a few of our medics heading down to Olympia, so if you would like to arrange a carpool/ride, feel free to email us at seattlestreetmedics@googlegroups.com.
Date: Sunday, May 16, 2010
Time: 7:00pm – 11:30pm
Location: Sherwood Coop
Street: 4746 18th ave NE
City/Town: Seattle, WA
JUNK BONES (northwest sunshine punks)
YOUNG STAY YOUNG (brooding guitar/cello – Seattle)
thelittlestillnotbigenough (lyrical avant-folk – Arcata, CA)
$5-10 sliding scale donation.
Literature and zines will be available for purchase, as well. Bring Your Own Sustenance to Share!
The Rosehips will be providing a 20 hour street medic training for the weekend of the 11th. Like the Olympia training it will be a 4 hour Friday night, then 8 hours Saturday and Sunday.
From their Website:
20-Hour Street Medic Training, June 11th-13th; Register Now!Heading into Summer, the Rosehip Medics are preparing another Street Medic training–to accommodate increasing activity & community-building efforts in Portland and all over the West Coast. Learn the basics of providing first aid, emergency support, & DIY healthcare for protests/actions & communities of resistance. Registration is open but limited–so sign up soon! Email us! rosehipmedics@gmail.com This training will be composed of INTRODUCTIONS to emergency medicine, support work in radical communities, anti-oppression, folk & herbal medicines–largely focused on medical needs for urban marches and actions, but easily tailored to wilderness spaces, your own block, or place of work. We teach from our own manual, with lecture, practical, and scenario-based approaches–(almost) all materials provided. As in the past, the training will last a 3-day weekend–June 11th -13th (Fri 5-9, Sat/Sun 9-6) and we are hoping to see faces both new & old. Out of town folks will be accommodated. Unlike some past trainings, we are striving to provide child care, donated food, + a greater focus on non-protest scenario medicking–in supporting our & neighbors & communities both in times of crisis & the everyday. Participants vary in level of medical background from complete noobs to doctors, nurses, & paramedics–but we confer no legal certification. Consequently we ask only funds to cover our costs & hold each participant’s place (usually comes to $20). We welcome returning medics (seeking refreshers) and are actively seeking out volunteers (‘patient’ actors, food donation, & childcare). We cannot provide these trainings without help! If you have questions about who we are or what a street medic is, please visit our website. There you can learn a bit about us and find links to some great community resources–whether or not you come to our training! If you are interested, but can only make part of our training, we invite you to volunteer & get a sense for what we & this training are about. We also teach community wellness workshops from time to time, so feel free to email us & find out about future events. To register for the Medic Training, get on our email list, and/or have your questions answered, please email right away. We will address them as quickly as possible. Hope you check us out & to see you in the classroom, streets and neighborhood. |
There will be a 20 hour street medic training hosted by the Olympia Street Medics on the weekend of May 15th. It will be Friday Night 5-9pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am-7pm.
To Register, copy and paste the below form, fill it out, and return it to the email address below.
*Please return this form to the following email address*:
OlympiaMedics@gmail.com <OlympiaMedics@gmail.com>
* Training Description*
The street medic training you are registering for is a three-day, 16 to 20
hour training being held at the Evergreen State College. Due to limited
space, we are asking all interested individuals to please read the following
training description and answer the following questions. In addition, we are
asking individuals not to register if they know they will be able to attend
the full training (especially the Saturday and Sunday sessions). Attendance
is first come, first serve so please return this document as quickly as
possible to reserve your spot. Also, just to be clear, all questions on this
form will be used to aid in the trainers’ preparation of the training and in
no way will be used to determine “eligibility” or attendance to the
training.
The training will span three days, Friday May 14h through Sunday May 16th.
Friday night will run from 6 to 9 pm and Saturday and Sunday will run from
10am sharp until roughly 8pm. Topics covered by the training mainly focus on
basic life support (BLS), first-responder-type information geared for
riotous or chaotic public gatherings, political protests, civil disasters,
etc. This subject matter includes chemical weapons, burns, bleeding, ABCs,
and other related medical information. In addition there will be sections
covering street medic group dynamics and organization in the field.
List of supplies you will need for Saturday and Sunday:
§ Paper and Pencil/Pen (all three days)
§ Water bottle
§ Rain gear
§ No contact lenses, or a case and solution to store your contact lenses
§ Any medications (inhalers, insulin, etc.) you may need during the day
§ A good attitude
*General*
Name (a nick name is fine): _____________________________________
Date: _________________ Age: _______________
*Medical Back Ground*
Have you attended a 16-20 hour street medic training before: ____yes ____no
If yes, what was the approximate date and location of that training? ______
Do you have any other medical training or back ground? ____________________
* Food and Other Information*
We plan on providing some, limited snacks and breakfast items (coffee, tea,
fruit, etc.). For Saturday’s lunch we hope to have a cold-dish potluck and
Sunday’s lunch will consist of leftovers from the potluck and anything
people may want to bring from home for themselves. This will be discussed
briefly/organized on Friday night.
Do you have any serious food allergies? ____yes ____no
If yes, please list here: ______________________________________
Some parts of the training can be a little physical. If you have any
disabilities or medical reasons to not participate in parts of the training,
please note below (this may include back or joint injuries, a cast on a
limb, or numerous other ailments). Please know that if you are uncomfortable
listing a condition below it is not a problem and there will be an
opportunity to speak directly with a trainer at the beginning of the
training.
