Street Medic Training

The Street Medic Training is for people with a variety of experience levels. In the training we use wilderness protocols, assuming that most things a street medic sees are more than an hour from definitive care. This may be due to being in the woods at a gathering, a disaster natural or otherwise, civil unrest, or simply a lack of access to medical care. The Street Medic Training is designed to prepare people to deal with a wide range of medical situations, from life threatening to “Mommy medicine” in a variety of circumstances.

Treatment is based in wilderness medicine with an emphasis on herbal support. The training covers serious and life-threatening situations as well as common problems faced by those who are willing to provide basic medical care to those they find on their streets and in their communities.

We also believe it is vital to prepare street medics to offer basic medical support in times of disaster or civil unrest. Therefore, we include components on organizing medical care in challenging situations. There are a number of role-plays and hand on exercises through out the training so please be prepared to move around. Dress in comfortable, functional clothing.

Components of the Street Medic Training:

The Street Medic Training covers the philosophy of community medic, basic initial and secondary assessment skills, first-aid for life threatening injuries and illness, treatment of non-life threatening injuries, and tactical information for special circumstances.

Introduction: (1 hour)

Provides an opportunity for students and trainers to introduce themselves and sets the scene of the training. This includes a brief history, a look at the legalities, and a discussion of the philosophy and ethics of being a community medic..

Assessment: (4.5 Hours)

SCENE SAFETY (30 minutes)

• Scene assessment and Body Substance Isolation, and calling for help.

PATIENT CONTACT (30 minutes)

• Establishing relationship with patient, checking level of consciousness, and consent.  

ABC’s (90 minutes)

• Checking and clearing an airway, checking respirations, checking circulation, shock, C-spine precautions, and Environmental Concerns.

TRIAGE (45 minutes)

• Sorting patients, moving patients and establishing order in a mass critical incident

SECONDARY ASSESSMENT (45 minutes)

• Checking for non-life threatening injuries or illness as well as getting a medical history.

ROLE PLAY (30 minutes

Injuries (3.5 Hours)

WOUNDS (75 minutes)

• Assessment as well as short-term and long-term treatment of a variety of wounds, including burns, using both allopathic and herbal treatments.

STRAINS, SPRAINS, AND BREAKS (75 minutes)

• Assessment and treatment of strains, sprains, and breaks, when to transport, joint stabilization techniques, as well as short-term and long-term treatment using allopathic and herbal treatments.

SERIOUS INJURIES (30 minutes)

• Assessment and management of critical injuries until advanced help arrives.

ROLE PLAY (30 minutes)

Medical Emergencies (2.5 Hours)

LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESS (30 minutes)

• Assessment and care for a anaphylactic shock, seizures, diabetic emergencies, and strokes.

WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCIES (30 minutes)

• Prevention and treatment of dehydration, heat exhaustion, heat stroke, frostbite, and hypothermia.

EMOTIONAL FIRST AIDE (30 minutes)

• Ways of caring for our patients as we as our own emotional needs in stressful situations.

MOMMY MEDICINE W/ HERBS (60 minutes)

• Treating common complaints such as flu, tummy aches, blisters, rashes, and other bothersome realities using all the tools in the toolbox.

Special Circumstances (3.5 Hours)

PROTESTS/CIVIL UNREST (120 minutes)

• Tactical information on how to structure teams, understand police tactics, and stay safe while providing medical care during a protest or other civil unrest. This also includes a component on the identification and treatment of a variety of police weapons including tear gas, pepper spray, and tasers.

DISASTERS, NATURAL OR OTHERWISE (60 minutes)

• Organizing resources, creating treatment space, staying safe, food and waste issues, as well as dealing with government agencies.

GATHERINGS (30 minutes)

•How to organize your resources, create a clinic, ensure security, and deal with food and sanitation issues.

Odds & Ends (1.5 Hours)

• How to be a best dressed street medic, development of your own first aid and herbal kit, as well as a discussion on the nature of being a street medic.

Role Play (3 Hours)

• A variety of scenarios designed to put to use the skills learned during the course. After each scenario we will debrief in order to understand where we did well and where we need improvement.

Closing (.5 Hours)