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ASMI News
ASMI adds 18 new instructors this spring!
Virginia Oakes, GA instructor trainer certifies 6 new instructors
Pictured left to right, front to back:
Jean Herndon, Nick Petty, Robert Oakes, Virginia Oakes, Craig Wix, Lisa Marks, Cassandra Terry, Debi Luther, Steve Hertzog
Instructors have been added in FL, GA, TX, IL, MN, WI, & MI go to: Instructor Page to find instructors
29% of ASMI Students Use information
In a survey of ASMI students we found that 29% of our students used the information they learned within 3 years of completing our class. Here are a couple recent e-mails we have received:
March 22, 2009 – WI, John Dowse wrote:
I took your courses (BAP and Advanced) on 4/26/08 and 4/27/08 at the Waukesha Communication Center & have used my skills twice.
Yesterday, while riding with friends, the lady in front of me went down on her Buell. There was a large seam in the pavement between the riding lane and the turning lane. We were in Racine, WI approaching Hwy 20 on Hwy V heading south. She drifted over into this seam and her front tire was compromised by the groove/gap that ran parallel to the highway. We were going approximately 20-30 miles per hour when she went over the left handlebar and landed on her left shoulder. Luckily she had time to put her arm under her head before she hit.
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I was in the position directly behind her and stopped immediately. I instructed my passenger to guard for traffic coming from the north in our lane where Michelle now laid in the road. I instructed another rider to contact 911. Read the rest of the story by clicking here
March 16, 2009, Terry Koper wrote:
On Feb. 21-22 I took the Accident Scene Management courses. Good thing! Today I used what I learned on an injured rider on Highway CW between Watertown and Oconomowoc. My wife and I happened on the accident scene within a minute of it happening. Good thing the woman landed in the grass instead of on the road. Got it all in order and controlled everything until the ambulance arrived. In my mind, I went right down the check list. I felt in control the whole time — except for passing cars and trucks.
I will say this: alerting other drivers to an accident is very, very scary. I was quite worried for my wife and the injured woman’s husband who were on either side of the accident, and for myself, kneeling down over her right at the edge of the road where she landed. My trauma kit is very complete, but I plan to add to and upgrade the items I carry to mark off the scene of an accident.Read the rest of the story by clicking here
February 23, 2009 – TX, Sam wrote:
Thank you for the training. I also wanted to let you know that I used part of my new found skills this morning, 02/23/09…didn’t take long. When I arrived at work this morning at 6:25am, I noticed a pickup truck in the ditch across the street. I used my OnStar to get help since I know that OnStar tracks vehicles and I didn’t have to worry about location, they already knew. The occupant’s breathing was labored, so he couldn’t talk and he was holding his sternum area and his mouth was bleeding. I was able to calm him down and telling him to breathe with me, I stayed with him until EMS arrived. It turns out his blood sugar dropped. He tried to stop in our parking lot but he hit the gas instead of his brakes, jumped the curb, sailed over a four foot ditch next to our building and landed in the four foot ditch on the other side of the street. Thank you for teaching that class. It gave me the confidence to jump out and help this guy without hesitating.
ASMI highly recommends that you not only be trained but that you carry proper tools.
To find a list of recommended products or purchase a Trauma Pack go to SOS Products
ASMI Statement of Purpose
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 1.2% of Roadway crashes involve motorcyclists but 9.5% of Roadway fatalities were motorcyclists! The purpose of ASMI’s Bystander Assistance Programs are to reduce injuries and fatailties to motorcyclists through First Response Education. We also expect to reduce rescuer injury through proper training. Our programs, based upon the US DOT First Responder Curriculum, are focused on Trauma rather than First Aid (low level trauma) and CPR (Heart attack and choking). All classes include a Lead instructor who is EMT or higher in medical training. For the price of a piece of chrome you can receive this invaluable training in just one to two days. Don’t put this training off.
2005 Bystander Assistance Survey
See the results of training. The survey abstract was presented at the 2006 International Conference on Motorcycle Safety in Long Beach, CA. Sponsored by NAMS
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