dleavitt39
Well-known member
Yesterday was a pretty interesting day for me. I was at the racetrack working on the safety team as I normally do, got to drive a session with a friends car, all in all a very pedestrian day, after the day was done, I went to dinner with a group of drivers, and while we were sitting talking, I saw a motorcycle go flying through the air. It all happened in slow motion to me, it caught my eye, because the bike was going end over end and it appeared just above my friends head. Me being a safety team member, and having worked with the police before, I have more training than most standard civilians to handle a situation like such. That said, I am not an EMT or anything like that. In any case, I saw the bike go down, and my first reaction (other than OH S**T) was to run and see if I can help. I was the first person on the scene, the bike had landed on his head. Another bystander helped lift the bike off the rider. The rider was out cold, but was breathing, so there wasn't much I could do, as I didn't have my go-kit. He came to, and started to struggle, me and a few other bystanders tried to keep him still and calm, as he was bleeding profusely from his face, and a chunk of his bicep was severed and laying in the grass. He started to insist he was fine and struggle with us, it was at this point I smelled the severe stench of alcohol coming off of his breath. The police showed up approximately 3 minutes after the accident, and the ambulance about 2 minutes after that. They handled the scene, and I went back to the restaurant and answered all the questions from the drivers. All of them were grateful for what I did, saying I did the right thing, and that they feel much safer on the track with me on the safety team, because of how I responded to the situation. However, when I got home, the only response I got was "why did you put yourself in danger, don't you get enough of a thrill from doing this at the track, you're not an EMT, what do you think you would have done if there was a serious problem"
I'm just a bit frustrated at the response from home, I don't expect to be regarded as a hero, but at least respect for what I did. Thanks for listening to my vent, comments and questions about the situation are welcome, I'm just trying to sort it all out and get it off my mind.
Dan
I'm just a bit frustrated at the response from home, I don't expect to be regarded as a hero, but at least respect for what I did. Thanks for listening to my vent, comments and questions about the situation are welcome, I'm just trying to sort it all out and get it off my mind.
Dan