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This is an airbag, right? That’s exactly where his body hit the ground. I don’t know how it’s triggered but that thing could be what saved his life. Also, the Nicky Hayden butt patch. Justin is a rockstar.
So after the zing thread we’ve got even more couch quaterbacks in here.
To be fair to FELD/AMA it probably seemed longer than it actually was and the first medic was taking care of Mookie and the others getting as fast as they could to barcia. As for the official he probably would of done more harm than good by trying to help.
Just a tough situation that’s impossible to get right. If the medic went to barcia im sure everyone would be losing there minds that Mookie was unattended. Impossible situation that just sucks. Hoping Barcia and Mookie are ok.
No one needs to know what was said to see the poor response by ALL, not just the medic crew. It's not like Barcia told them all to stay away because he wanted to nap for awhile by himself.
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Y'all use the term as if there's something wrong with it. 🤔
I've seen our local amateur track response to downed riders be 100 fold better than the response to that situation. Inexcusable. Hope Bam is ok (reports are he is in pain, but has feeling in all extremities).
Appreciate the point you are making, so without accusing anyone of gross negligence or even negligence, it isn’t a good look.
Gutted for JB and praying he is going to be alright. Aside from the head hit, his right leg was basically backwards. At some point you’ve gotta ask whether it’s worth it to keep going.
Clownshow.... that was disgraceful
I think it’s a good idea to get all of the facts before making a judgement. Maybe they did make a mistake. Maybe there was a lapse of judgement. I, personally, think it’s ridiculous to claim gross negligence without getting all of the facts.
Take the L bro and move on
I think everyone here is just disappointed with the complete lack of response, by anyone, not just the medic crew. Not one person goes over to him to see if he's even conscious. He's just laying there for days either trying to move or having a seizure. I'm not calling negligence at the moment, I'm just calling a very poor response by the whole team down there.
Anyone of you been into ground level and seen how hard it is to see across the lanes?
The noise of the bikes the crowd etc.
I’m guessing the medic attending mookie couldn’t see Justin on the ground as there were bikes and riders in the way.
I understand your point, but they have radios. And you can see some of the team guys standing on the sidelines gesturing for help.
Just curious what the keyboard medics think the difference in outcome would have been if medical personnel were attending to Justin faster? Would his injuries be less? Would his recovery time be quicker? Was the “scene” secure or did it in fact need personnel to block before attending to Justin. Sounds like reports from riders that he was laying there for a long time after the red flag while medical personnel treated him properly for the suspected injuries.
I will 100% agree that it looked like the first time that track worker had ever picked up a bike.
They look like they don't ride at all and have no idea how to handle a motorcycle.
Na your an absolute idiot bro.
And then add the dirt digger almost sending Bams bike into him because he didn’t hit the kill switch… how many times are they just going to allow that to happen?
Im sure the medic that attended to Mookie first would see this video and kick himself. I can’t imagine being in the situation, Im not a first responder so Im trying to have some grace, but it atleast shows there is absolutely room to improve on situational assessment on the staff/team there.
Now the other complete lack of response and the dirt diggers poor decision making is ridiculous and unacceptable to me.
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It looked like his left leg did move a tiny bit at one point so I’m hoping for the best.
My fiance thought the same thing -- that Barcia's right leg looked backwards. I think that was an optical illusion. I even grabbed my Alpinestars boots to show her where the shin logos are to illustrate that Barcia's toes were all pointed the right direction.
Ouch!!
The person trying to pick up the bike, was that a female? I can't imagine they only hire guys. But whoever it was sure struggled.
Then get more medics. Get trained track crew. Implement a better radio system. WE point this shit out so it gets FIXED. You don't just throw your hands up like a fucking idiot and go "shit happens I guess"
these promoters make more than enough money to have a better solution
Perhaps Mookie being the first downed rider that the other riders would encounter on the next lap dictated that he get seen to first, especially being in a blind spot.
The first chapter in EMT class is about medical ethics and standard of care.
Once you have your hands on a patient, you have a responsibility to stay with them until passed off to a higher standard of care.
Whatever that FD(?) guy learned after moving Barcia (!) would dictate hold manual C-spine until help arrives.
Yet, there he is standing on the side of the track while his patient lay all alone.
Another notch on the A-Stars/Asterisk/Bodnar belt.
Don't recall seeing him at the family reunion... 🤔
I'm no expert but I'll go out on a limb and say getting to a guy unresponsive having what looks to be a seizure is probably pretty fucking time sensitive. Genius
Give me your best hypothetical conversation that makes it OK to not attend to him for that long.
Just admit you spouted off before you watched the video.....
You know, it wouldn't hurt to have a rule where every bike has to have a minimum size red button for a killswitch in the same place (I know a lot of the teams move their buttons).
Then, as part of whatever orientation the track crew and EMTs get, have them all shut off a running bike. Just an idea... I'll let you experts workshop it.
Coming from the guy who can’t spell, that hurts.