Hey, I am a Wilderness First Respoder, an have been attending a few protests over this past year. I am intending to head out to Washington DC for the inaugural protsets and am intending to offer up my services as a street medic. If you are interested in learning more about street medicine I have a few zines I could post on here. There are very few active street medic groups currently, I believe their are 6 in the United States and maybe one or two active associations elsewhere. 

Looks like no one's been active here in a while. I'm in a similar boat as you! I have only basic first aid training but I've been pretty active in protests the last couple of years, and I'm really drawn to the idea of becoming a medic. I'm planning to get certified as a Wilderness First Responder this year because it's something I've always wanted to do and it seems like the closest I could get to higher-level medical training that would crossover to the street. 

I did find a local street medic group in my city online but I found out they're not active anymore. There is an activist group that offers a one-day training so I'm going to go to that, but it's definitely not the level of medical training that would enable you to do much. 

I think what inspired this for me was going to Standing Rock over thanksgiving. I was there right after the really horrible violence from the police (where a woman almost lost her arm from a concussion grenade). I talked to folks who were on the medic tea

Though I only have basic first aid and CPR training I find myself fascinated by this topic. I feel reluctant to get out there and protest for the things that i believe in, but being a helper like this makes it all more palatable to me. 


Is this still a thing?