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Teach on a BikerDown Course

BikerDown is a course designed to teach people how to keep an injured motorcyclist alive until the ambulance arrives. It was created by Jim Sanderson from Kent Fire and Rescue Service and is taught all over the UK by emergency service personnel who are dedicated to saving the lives of others and helping the public to know what to do, should they arrive at the scene of a motorcycle collision. 

Whilst BikerDown is a fire service product, it encourages inter-agency partnership to keep motorcyclists alive. As such delivery of each module by the emergency service best qualified to teach that element demonstrates immense credibility and is something that is aspired to wherever possible and backed by Jim Sanderson, the creator of Biker down and the National Fire Chief’s Council. 

Module 1 – Managing the scene of the incident 

  • How to keep yourself and the injured person safe 
  • Protecting the scene from other traffic 
  • Calling for help 

These are all elements of the first module and when delivered by the fire service team serve to give people the confidence of getting involved when they first come across a collision, whilst reducing the risk of further injury to those at the scene. 

Module 2 – How to keep someone alive until the ambulance arrives

  • ‘Snatch rescue’
  • Catastrophic Haemorrhage Control 
  • Airway Maintenance 
  • Helmet removal (when and how) 
  • CPR 

These are elements of the second module. We look for the rider of the DocBike to teach this module locally. Having an air ambulance doctor or critical care paramedic who manages injured motorcyclists as a daily duty gives the course credibility and acts as a big draw for bikers to sign up. 

Module 3 – How to avoid being knocked of your bike in the future

  • Visibility – making yourself seen 
  • Invisibility – how to protect yourself from others who don’t see you 
  • Protective riding strategies 
  • How to learn more after the course through BikeSafe and advanced riding groups 

Where possible, having the police motorcyclist who runs the BikeSafe course in your area delivering this session not only adds credibility, but allows those people attending the BikerDown course to have met the person who runs the BikeSafe course. Breaking down barriers is key when trying to get motorcyclists to become better riders who are then less likely to crash. Research has shown that members of the public are cautious about attending courses run by the police, so their involvement here, in a non-threatening environment gives the bikers the confidence that all the officers are interested in is keeping them on two wheels.  

If you are an emergency service professional and are interested in joining in a collaborative way with colleagues from other services to help keep motorcyclists alive, then please get in touch. 

Again, if you would like help to start a BikerDown course in your area, we’d love to help you make it happen. 

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If you think that you could help by teaching on a BikerDown course, please get in touch by using the contact form below.

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