IPMBA News
You Look Sick: Rolling Patient Assessment for Foot Races
By Hans Erdman, WEMT, NMBP Instructor/Trainer Backcountry Trail Patrol, Isanti, MN Trip, slip, stagger or stumble? If you know what you are looking for, the slightest misstep can tell you volumes about how a runner is feeling. So it...
Races and Rides: Bike Escorts Make a Difference
by John Brandt, PCI #205/EMSCI #055 University of Maryland Police Department A request for information through the IPMBA Listserve prompted me to write an article about police or public safety cyclists escorting foot races, bike rides, and parades. IPMBA has...
Bicycle Crash Investigation
By Kirby Beck, PCI #002T Coon Rapids (MN) Police Department (retired) If a bicycle crash results in a death or serious injury, assume that the incident will result in a lawsuit. Many people on both sides of the case will...
Enforce Bicycle Riding Laws
Written by Kirby Beck Just as the philosophy of community policing has been changing the paradigm under which police operate, efforts within federal transportation agencies are under way to change the way police view, and deal with, bicycle enforcement. Few...
K.I.S.S. It - Keep it Simple
by Kirby Beck, PCI #002T/EMSCI #017T Coon Rapids (MN) Police Department (retired) Sometimes we all need a humbling experience to teach us something. I’m sharing this piece because I’m quite sure there are other experienced...
Denver Health Paramedic All-Terrain Medical Bike Unit
by Kyle Roodberg, EMSCI #196 Denver Health Paramedic (CO) The Denver All Terrain Medical Unit’s (A.T.M.U.) inception was in 1990, though the team’s debut was the 1991 Denver Grand Prix Auto Race. Because of the track...
Hit the Pavement
by Carole Moore MAY 13, 2007 Where the past meets the future in police bike patrols Police patrolled city streets on bicycles as far back as the late 1880s, when they found the new form of transportation a handy tool for running...
2007 IPMBA Conference Instructors and Presenters
IPMBA is grateful to the many instructors and presenters who dedicate their time and energy to ensuring a positive learning experience for all conference attendees. We appreciate the efforts of the following individuals, all of whom shared their knowledge...