MINIMUM MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ACU ROAD RACE
MEETINGS 2011
The following are
taken from the ACU Handbook 2011.
Unless these requirements are met, racing must not
begin
RACE DAY
2 Doctors
5 First Aiders
2 Ambulances
1 "Doctors car"
TEST
DAY
1 Doctor
1 Paramedic
2 First Aiders
1 Ambulance
1 Fast Intervention Vehicle ("Doctors
car")
Paramedics
may assist doctors
but not replace them for ACU meetings.
(Paramedics may replace doctors for MCRCB meetings
e.g British Superbikes, World Superbikes). This
means that if you are a doctor short, you can't get
a paramedic to stand in for them no matter how good
Special
note: The above must
be present at the start of every meeting. If
vehicles or personnel have to leave the circuit
during racing (e.g to take a rider to hospital)
then racing may be continued as long as there are:
1 Doctor
1 FIV ("Doctors Car")
2 Ambulances
4 First Aiders
MEDICAL OFFICERS
To operate as a racetrack doctor you must be:
1)
Fully registered with
the General Medical Council (GMC)
2) Have appropriate medical malpractice cover (e.g
Medical Defence Society / Medical Protection
Society)
This is all that the ACU requires. However to be
able to defend yourself in the case of a
malpractice action you would have to show evidence
that you had appropriate skills, training and
experience to be working as a racetrack doctor.
There is currently no precise stipulation as to
what these are (see
Medicolegal page). If you do
not regularly deal with traumatic injuries in your
practice It is prudent to do a course in trauma
care e.g ATLS, PHTLS, PHEC etc. (I personally think
that PHTLS is preferable to ATLS but that is just
opinion). Experience in Critical Care fields e.g
ICU, Anaesthesia, Emergency Medicine or the more
acute surgical specialties is not essential but
certainly preferable.
PARAMEDICS
Paramedics DO NOT count as Medical Officers under
current ACU regulations (e.g for club racing) but
DO count as medical officers at MCRCB events.
Racetrack paramedics must be:
1) Registered as a paramedic with the Health
Professions Council (HPC)
Paramedics need to have medical malpractice cover
if they are there as part of a contract with a
company / circuit. If they are at the track as
private individuals they are covered by the event
organisers. It is recomended that paramedics
confirm that they are covered by the organisers to
avoid any potential misunderstanding.
FIRST AIDERS
Must hold a Certificate of First Aid Competency
AMBULANCES
A vehicle registered with the DVLA as an ambulance.
Must contain medical equipment (as per FIM
guidelines for a type C vehicle) a radio, and be
staffed by 2 First Aid personnel (who can be
counted as part of the First Aider requirement.
FAST
INTERVENTION VEHICLE ("Doctors Car")
Contains a driver, doctor and medical equipment. It
must be immediately available to proceed to an
incident if requested by the Clerk of the Course.
It must be equipped with flashing lights. The FIV
must not be used in place of an
ambulance
