The City of Calgary EMS official “Rodeo Medic Team”. (photo by Grant Therrien)

The team is deployed at Professional Rodeos including the world famous Calgary Stampede Rodeo.

The Rodeo Medics all come with a background in rodeo, livestock, and horse experience making them very comfortable and proficient in this type of environment. The City of Calgary EMS has 18 Rodeo Medics.

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The caskets of Canadian soldiers Master Cpl. Christian Duchesne, a member of the 5th Field Ambulance and Master Warrant Officer Mario Mercier, a member of the Quebec-based 2nd Battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment, known as the Van Doos are seen during a ramp ceremony at the Kandahar Airfield, August 24, 2007.

Canadian soldiers carry the caskets of fellow soldiers Master Cpl. Christian Duchesne, a member of the 5th Field Ambulance and Master Warrant Officer Mario Mercier, a member of the Quebec-based 2nd Battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment, known as the Van Doos during a ramp ceremony at the Kandahar Airfield, August 24, 2007.

An undated handout photo of Canadian Master Cpl. Christian Duchesne, a member of the 5th Field Ambulance, based at CFB Valcartier was who was killed in Afghanistan on August 22, 2007.