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| WORST EVER CRASH; TERRIBLE MEDICAL CARE | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Dec 13 2007, 12:02 PM (327 Views) | |
| ELUSIVEJIM | Dec 13 2007, 12:02 PM Post #1 |
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http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ERuLr1SsER0 Really wonder how this guy made a full recovery after the accident and treatment he received Please ONLY WATCH if over 18 years old as it is TERRIBLE |
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| Norbert | Dec 13 2007, 12:16 PM Post #2 |
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Ah, Tesuya Ota, 1998, Super GT, IIRC. We've actually discussed this vid before on account of the shockingly sh1te response of the marshals, which isn't exactly uncommon out in Japan. Quite how you can happily spray your extinguisher at the car while the driver is rolling around quite literally smouldering is beyond me! Yes, he made a full recovery, and sued the circuit owners for damages on account of his injuries being worse than they might have been had he not been stuck in the burning car for something like a minute or more. The settlement was made for less than he wanted, after they succesfully countered that he had been driving too fast behind the safety car and had contributed to his own circumstances. The visor of his crash helmet was melted in the fire, and his eyelids were burned off... ![]()
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| ELUSIVEJIM | Dec 14 2007, 11:13 AM Post #3 |
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My word he was lucky but not due to the medical help
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| AndyW76 | Dec 14 2007, 11:28 AM Post #4 |
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It still horrifies me how the marshals treated him. They should know that a patient must be kept immobile until medical attention is received. Any pushing and shoving by marshalls could make his injuries worse. Also, the complete lack of a medical car is shocking, what if the man needed oxygen. This is something that has been implemented in racing in the western world for over 25 years, and even longer in the US. |
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| Norbert | Dec 14 2007, 11:43 AM Post #5 |
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Apparently part of the issue was that the medical car was further down the track, so the whole issue of not driving against the direction of the circuit cropped up. IIRC. Having said that, Japanese marshals have a habit of just scraping people up and chucking them out the way, just look at they way they handled Kato(h?)'s crash - you have to wonder if he'd not have survived if the initial care was a little more, er, considered? |
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| AndyW76 | Dec 14 2007, 12:09 PM Post #6 |
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You'd have thought that they would have placed medic cars strategically round the circuit, such as in the pit lane. Also, the Medic car should be following the pack and should have stopped at the site of the accident. An example of how Japanese marshal;s treat injured drivers or riders is shown from the fatal crash of Daijiro Kato. I'd put the video on but I feel it is in appropriate. |
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| Norbert | Dec 14 2007, 12:13 PM Post #7 |
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That would be the crash I just mentioned....
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| AndyW76 | Dec 14 2007, 12:20 PM Post #8 |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daijiro_Kato#Death
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