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Street MedicStreet medics are volunteers that vary in degree of medical training who attend protests . Unlike regular EMT's, street medics are part of the protests and thus risk arrest, especially if civil disobedience is involved. During the WTO Meeting of 1999, street medics attended to protesters who were injured due to police brutality and use of chemical weapons, specifically pepper spray and tear gas. In the aftermath protest sympathizers and/or attendees organized street medic trainings in preparation for the next round of anti-globalization marches. Street medic organizations in different cities or regions plan training programs that focus on treating demonstration-related injuries and plan medical coverage of upcoming demonstrations. Sometimes affinity groups will include trained street medics who specifically attend to that group. "Action Medic" is another term used interchangeably. External Links Street Medic Websites News Articles on Street Medics "Medic!" by Michael Blanding in The Boston Phoenix *"Dangerous Medicine" by Forrest Norman in the Miami New Times online
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