Not so Live from Gainesville

[nssracer]

Ya I was a little bummed I was ready for first round today. Ill be ready in the morning.

[D.Holly]

Doug, you have the first Challenger on the track, now let's see you be the first to WIN.
Good Luck!

[nssracer]

Originally Posted by D.Holly

Doug, you have the first Challenger on the track, now let's see you be the first to WIN.
Good Luck!

Im going try real hard!

[Joe Pinkston]

DRC reported that one of the delays was for a medical emergency in the pits. Any word on who it might have been?




Hey Dan Moore, you're #1.

RIP Mark Graham

[scott helms]

Hey Joe, Heard it was Bart Graham s/st no word on cond. but heard he's at Shanes in G-ville

[Jim Wahl]

A racer had an apparent heart attack in the pits. The Alatchua County F.D. and Safety Safari were right there. I am a 33 year veteran Firefighter/Paramedic and I can say the job done by all medical workers I witnessed was fantastic and professional. The racer had no pulse and was not breathing, when they loaded him into the Rescue Unit he had a pulse. Enroute to Shands Hospital after cardioversion (shock) in the unit he became wake and alert! The statistics on this happening is normally very low, about 2%. Truly a miracle! Jim

[Chris "drooze" Wertman]

Wow....no kidding...great work.....by them. GREAT.

Hope all goes well for him and his family.

Good thing I didnt witness it....that sort of thing "wrecks" me for weeks. May sound selfish but it really shakes me up.

Im glad it was handled well, that the important first step , without it, the second isnt so pleasant.

Originally Posted by Jim Wahl

A racer had an apparent heart attack in the pits. The Alatchua County F.D. and Safety Safari were right there. I am a 33 year veteran Firefighter/Paramedic and I can say the job done by all medical workers I witnessed was fantastic and professional. The racer had no pulse and was not breathing, when they loaded him into the Rescue Unit he had a pulse. Enroute to Shands Hospital after cardioversion (shock) in the unit he became wake and alert! The statistics on this happening is normally very low, about 2%. Truly a miracle! Jim

[Joe Pinkston]

This is unsettling news. For those of you that may not know, Bart is the son of Mark Graham who passed away last year after suffering from a heart attack.

I just spoke with Gainesville Raceway RFC track chaplan Phil Greene. He told me he was waiting for Tom Ratliff to return to the track from Shands hospital and he would call me with a update.

Please keep Bart in your thoughts and prayers.



Hey Dan Moore, you're #1.

RIP Mark Graham

[Gary Smith]

Originally Posted by Jim Wahl

A racer had an apparent heart attack in the pits. The Alatchua County F.D. and Safety Safari were right there. I am a 33 year veteran Firefighter/Paramedic and I can say the job done by all medical workers I witnessed was fantastic and professional. The racer had no pulse and was not breathing, when they loaded him into the Rescue Unit he had a pulse. Enroute to Shands Hospital after cardioversion (shock) in the unit he became wake and alert! The statistics on this happening is normally very low, about 2%. Truly a miracle! Jim

This speaks volumes about the EMT crew. My dad was in the area's best cardiac hospital and STILL couldn't revive him. Time is extremely critical with this sort of thing. And with G-ville track off the beaten path to the nearest hospital, like Jim said, this is nothing short of a true miracle.

[Wade Mahaffey]

This is the outcome that we strive for in emergencys. Like it has been said in this thread, and in my thread "how safe are you at night in the pits" it is absolutely critical that life saving actions/measures be taken immediately. More than likely this was a "witnessed event" where someone saw the patient go down. They provided the "early intervention" buy acting (performing life saving measures ie CPR) and alerting (911, track officials and/or track EMS). All of the individuals involved should be commended for they are part of the "favorable outcome" of this patient. Be sure to congratulate and thank these folks for their service for they are WINNERS !

Wade Mahaffey