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Pa. student EMTs want to create mobile bicycle squad

Trained first responders seeking official approval, funding to create bike-mounted medical squad

By MARIA LENIS
The Daily Pennsylvanian

One group of students wants to place the burden of Spring Fling safety on their own shoulders — or rather, on the back seats of their bicycles.

About 100 students are working together to create emergency medical technician bike teams that would respond to emergency calls during Spring Fling and throughout the year.

College junior Andrew Mener proposed the idea at a University Council meeting last week which focused on Spring Fling safety and recently discussed it with several University administrators.

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