Michel DeLisle
Paramedic / Firefighter
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

"Firefighting is historically very hard on the cardiovascular systems of the firefighters. Chronic illness involving the heart and lungs is common in older and retired personnel. The Chi Machine not only prepares us to enter hazardous environments and work hard, it works to reverse the effects of our job that would normally result in chronic lung or heart disease."

Douglas S. McCauley, NREMT-P
Paramedic
Mineral Wells, TX 76067

“I have been a paramedic for a very busy Emergency Medical Services provider in Ft. Worth, TX for over 20 years. Our service runs over 100,000 911 calls per tear, so you can imagine the volume of critical care calls involved. Our service provides a 'Critical Incident Stress Debriefing' for the 'Very Bad' calls, but nothing for the everyday stress of just having to deal with the life and death situations.

One of the things I have done is to bring my Chi Machine to work with me. I leave it at the station and everyone uses it after their very hectic shifts. We use it for the everyday stress or if we run a 'Bad' call. The Chi Machine helps us relax and just feel better; we feel cleansed after 1- minutes and are ready to face the world again. This has been better for the high stress job than anything else we have tried. We have noticed that the other paramedics are happier and we are seeing less 'Burn Out' in our field. We have also noticed the paramedics are more alert to their surroundings and we have had fewer injuries."