I attended a‘Biker Down’course last evening. Over the years, I’ve had more first aid training courses than I could count and have used the skills learned more often than anyone would want. I didn’t expect to learnmuch that was truly new, but firmly believe you can never have enough refreshers and opportunities to practice in a safe environment. The question of helmet removal was going to be covered, so that was sure to be interesting and informative.
The first major surprise was that the team, besides representing paramedics, police, fire, Blood Bikes, and IAM, were all motorcyclists who commanded the respect of those attending by making observations that reflectedwhat we know to be true, rather than what non-riding officials tell us. Good start.
The next revelation was that, although this…