It takes a medical team or more nearly 150 nurses, EMTs, paramedics and specialty doctors to make sure all race fans, drivers and crews are well taken care of at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
SPEEDWAY — On race day, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is like its own city, with hundreds of thousands of race fans making their way to the track.It takes 22 nurses, 125 EMT/paramedics and several specialty doctors to be on hand at IMS to make sure all race fans, drivers and crews can be well taken care of.With dozens of beds, machines and tools filling the IU Health Infield Care Center, Deputy Medical Director Julia Vaizer said they can handle almost every injury they see.
“This is a small infield care center. We actually have quite a bit and capabilities to take care of a lot of acute emergencies,” Vaizer said.“On a warm day, we are busier in this building than we are at Methodist ER,” said Dave Clark, medical manager.She jokes she’s been working at the field hospital since the track was made of bricks. In her more than 40 years of experience, she’s seen a lot.
“I said when I started doing this that I wish I had kept a journal because there are just so many things that happen that I’ve gone, 'Can you believe that?'” Bailey said.“There are days that we have gotten here at 6 o'clock in the morning and there have already been people you know waiting to be seen,” Bailey said.“All we want is to sit and watch the race… but we're here if we need be,” Vaizer said.
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