Puckett EMS Bike Team

Puckett EMS provides a rapid response bicycle unit that is capable of providing first response emergency medical care.  This team is available for any event in which normal emergency services may be delayed due to traffic or crowd congestion.

History
As the population in our zone grows; the number of spectators at local events has continued to grow as well.  This growth led to the development of the Emergency Medical Services Bike Team.  The concept of this team is to provide rapid Emergency Medical care during events in which the traffic, crowd congestion or obscure locations would make normal modes of emergency care inefficient. In the spring of 2004, a small group of paramedics set out to make this idea of an Emergency Services Bike team a reality.   Each member of the Puckett EMS Bike Team is provided with a Cannondale mountain bike and safety helmet. All bike team personnel are chosen through a selective screening process including an obstacle course, written test and interview with supervisors. All certifications must be maintained.

Team Members

• Tim Cronin EMT-I
• Jonathan Konecny EMT-P
• Curtis Marks EMT-P
• Todd Turpin EMT-I
• Justin Sanders EMT-P
• Josh Danner EMT-P

Equipment

The Bike Team carries a variety of Basic and Advanced Life Support Equipment.
This equipment includes:

• Automatic External Defibrillators
• Basic Bandaging Supplies
• Oxygen
• IV’s and ALS Medications
• Advanced Airway Equipment

Events Covered

• Austell Halloween Festival
• Paulding County SORBA
• McEachern High School Battle of the Bands
• Career Day Riverside Elementary
• Silver Comet Trail 5K fun run
• First Aid booth Powder Springs Day
• First Aid booth Fourth of July Celebration

For more information on the Puckett EMS Bike Team, contact Jonathan Konecny at 678-201-5207.