CHICAGO ACTION MEDICAL STREET MEDIC HANDBOOK CONTAINING A LARGE COLLECTION OF HIGHLY ESTEEMED FIRST AID TIPS AND TRICKS, NAMELY: SPREADING CALM, PATIENT ASSESSMENT, NOT DYING, BUDDY ROLES SELECTED BY EXPERIENCED STREET MEDICS FOR THE USE OF PUBLICANS AND PROTESTERS IN GENERAL, ADAPTED FROM ROSEHIP MEDIC COLLECTIVE AND OTHER SOURCES EDITED BY E. MACK. PRICE ONE SHILLING CHICAGO: TYPESET BY E. MACK, ROOSEVELT ROAD. About this Handbook December 2013 This is the second edition of our handbook. In future editions we hope to expand and clarify our teaching style’s emphasis of prevention-based care. This handbook is written using the pronouns he, him, his, she, her, and hers. While we recognize that this usage excludes other genders, we chose this approach in an effort to make the handbook accessible to people whose first language is not English. You can email us at
[email protected]. We look forward to hearing your suggestions, questions, and criticisms about this handbook. Typeset by Esther Mack in LATEX- Memoir ii 1 Introduction 1 Fainting . 43 What are street medics? . 1 Abdominal illnesses . 43 Why medic? . 4 Diabetes . 44 2 Before You Hit The Streets 6 8 Environmental Health 46 Prevention by self-care . 6 Dehydration . 46 Medic fashions and kits . 8 Heat . 46 Buddies . 8 Not enough heat . 47 Ethical dilemmas . 9 9 Police 49 3 Streetside Manner 11 Rumor control . 49 Principles . 11 Police tactics . 49 Legal aspects . 13 Shit! We’re gonna get arrested! . 55 EMS and Police . 15 Handcuff injuries . 59 4 Scene Survey 18 10 Herbal First Aid and Aftercare 65 Triage .