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WalterHouston · **Posted:** Mon Jun 28, 2010 7:58 pm

Regarding things you don't remember - While you were out, Bernie coned his last run. :shock:

Brown, I'm not that kind of doctor. I can only help you if you are crazy. Remchak is filling my THSCC quota. I usually do better work and have better outcomes. :wink:

steve remchak · **Posted:** Mon Jun 28, 2010 8:01 pm

WalterHouston wrote:

Regarding things you don't remember - While you were out, Bernie coned his last run. :shock:

Brown, I'm not that kind of doctor. I can only help you if you are crazy. Remchak is filling my THSCC quota. I usually do better work and have better outcomes. :wink:

stating the obvious, while being the prefered method of recovery, isn't always helpful Walter. i've seen that shrink :wink:

WalterHouston · **Posted:** Mon Jun 28, 2010 8:34 pm

Michael Westerfield wrote:

After I got home I counted all my empty bottles and I drank 2 gallons of fluid between water and gatorade. I still feel dehydrated

You forgot about the two pitchers of beer you drank at Plaza Azteca!

Pete Guthrie · **Posted:** Mon Jun 28, 2010 8:41 pm

we are a family.. we will always be.. never doubt that fact. we are here for each other. thscc forever. forever thscc.

ColinOConnell · **Posted:** Mon Jun 28, 2010 9:13 pm

Hi Gwen. So glad you are feeling better. You are one lucky lady to have so many good people care so much about you. Debbie

JohnByers · **Posted:** Mon Jun 28, 2010 10:07 pm

When Jeremy was luring me back into autox after a 8 year hiatus, and before hiatus running with NCR SCCA living in wilmington, he talked me into co driving his miata last year at the late summer sanford autox. The "family" feel made me pay dues and join up and I have enjoyed it ever since. Even driving as far as I do it is worth it EVERY time.

Gwen Habenicht · **Posted:** Mon Jun 28, 2010 10:53 pm

JohnByers wrote:

When Jeremy was luring me back into autox after a 8 year hiatus, and before hiatus running with NCR SCCA living in wilmington, he talked me into co driving his miata last year at the late summer sanford autox. The "family" feel made me pay dues and join up and I have enjoyed it ever since. Even driving as far as I do it is worth it EVERY time.

That's a nice thing to say. I know you drive a long way to join us. Thanks.

Ryan Holton · **Posted:** Tue Jun 29, 2010 7:46 am

Gwen Baake wrote:

a couple of diet sodas

I'd bet that's a big contributor to the problem. Caffeine is the devil

JamesMilko · **Posted:** Tue Jun 29, 2010 8:50 am

Steven Carter wrote:

(2) EMT or ambulance crew? (see #1, as I bet onsite ambulance would be more $$$) BTW, I think it's worth the cost either way, especially on days like yesterday, so please don't view me as crass or apathetic)

If you wanted it to be official you would need an ambulance. To use a car analogy, the EMT is a mechanic and the Ambulance is his toolbox. What an EMT can do without the gear in the ambulance is pretty limited. My certification just ran out a month or two ago but if the club wanted to carry a somewhat stocked jump bag I wouldn't mind being officially the unofficial medic.

BriceJohnson · **Joined:** Thu Apr 13, 2006 7:33 am **Posts:** 2230

my wife IS a registered nurse, and she's always there, but as you said, without the proper tools, there is only so much she can do.

Steven Carter · **Posted:** Tue Jun 29, 2010 9:30 am

JamesMilko wrote:

Steven Carter wrote:

(2) EMT or ambulance crew? (see #1, as I bet onsite ambulance would be more $$$) BTW, I think it's worth the cost either way, especially on days like yesterday, so please don't view me as crass or apathetic)

If you wanted it to be official you would need an ambulance. To use a car analogy, the EMT is a mechanic and the Ambulance is his toolbox. What an EMT can do without the gear in the ambulance is pretty limited. My certification just ran out a month or two ago but if the club wanted to carry a somewhat stocked jump bag I wouldn't mind being officially the unofficial medic.

Well, there's the "big" toolkit and the "small" toolkit...I would think, given the relatively close proximity of hospitals to our event sites that we would need someone more in a "rapid responder" capacity to bridge the 15-20 minutes it would take to get an ambulance onsite, so an EMT with a stocked jumpbag (that's what I was getting at in my first post) may be sufficient and not overly expensive. Doubtful we'd need oxygen, an AED or ACLS drugs immediately available, but maybe IV access and fluids, bandages, sphygmomanometer, stehoscope, maybe a portable pulse oximeter, etc

Gwen Habenicht · **Posted:** Tue Jun 29, 2010 9:54 am

Got an answer.

Les Davis · **Joined:** Fri Aug 29, 2003 2:04 pm **Posts:** 2059

WalterHouston wrote:

Michael Westerfield wrote:

After I got home I counted all my empty bottles and I drank 2 gallons of fluid between water and gatorade. I still feel dehydrated

You forgot about the two pitchers of beer you drank at Plaza Azteca!

In his defense, he did have some assistance with them.

Todd Breakey · **Posted:** Sun Jul 04, 2010 12:02 am

BriceJohnson wrote:

my wife IS a registered nurse, and she's always there, but as you said, without the proper tools, there is only so much she can do.

We actually have several medical professionals in the club. Rebecca is an RN, Marcus McRae also is an RN and if the Johnsons ever come back out, Sally is a Doctor. Those are just the ones that I know of.

That said, they can only do so much. Sure, they know the basics and can get a person comfortable, but they obviously don't have the necessary tools and equipment in place to handle a situation like Gwen's or Stephen's from a few years ago.

I like the idea of having an EMT at the event but does the cost out weigh the benefit? Has anybody looked into how much it would cost to have EMTs present? I'm guessing it wouldn't be cheap at all.

I have been to alot of autocrosses over the past decade and have been to exactly zero that had EMTs present. I also have been to only 2 events (both in Greenville) where someone had to go to the hospital for any sort of care. That is 2 events out of 80 or so THSCC and probably a dozen other events. That is a pretty small percentage.

I think having an emergency plan in place, complete with phone numbers and directions to local hospitals, would go along way towards easing the minds of the officers when faced with the situation. turn by turn directions from each site to the closest hospital is something that should be included.

Todd Breakey · **Posted:** Sun Jul 04, 2010 12:05 am

Another thought, has anyone looked to see if our insurance would be cheaper if we had EMTs on site?

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