The Indiana University School of Medicine Motorsports Medicine Fellowship prepares physicians to manage ultra high-velocity motor sports injuries. Fellows engage in:
- initial response to on-track motorsports incidents
- physical examination and qualification of drivers
- crash and injury prevention activities
- safety equipment
- car design
- track design
- factors influencing drivers
- examination and treatment of ultra high-velocity crash victims
- post-crash incident investigation
- data collection and analysis of ultra high-speed crashes
- correlation of injury and crash type
- race and crash physics
- review of motorsports-related journal articles
Fellows also learn about the unique aspects of health care delivery during mass gathering events, including:
- staffing and equipping first aid stations and care centers
- considerations of environmental conditions and their effect on injury/illness patterns
- developing a philosophy of out-of-hospital patient care
- medical recordkeeping and maintenance
- transport considerations
- training and supervision of emergency medical technicians/ancillary personnel
- risk management issues
- specialized care
- trauma center affiliation and coordination
- communication systems
- public safety coordination and communications
- recruitment and management of medical and nursing staff
- evaluation and treatment of patients in an out-of-hospital facility with limited resources
- resource utilization
- determination of patient disposition
- review of journal articles related to mass gathering medicine
