Guest guest Posted December 29, 2001 Report Share Posted December 29, 2001 The Healers Sportsmedicin Group covers most PRCA events and all the big rodeos. They include sports medicine physicians and people who are basically athletic trainers, although they may also be EMTs and perhaps some of them are Paramedics. Rodeo medicine is a totally different approach from what we're taught. Cowboys are not going to let you collar and board them in the arena if they have any sort of LOC left, and it's a big thing with them to walk out on their own or with maybe a little support. So whereas we drive up to a little wreck and ask people if they hurt and they say, yeah, my neck hurts, we collar and board them standing up and haul them away. Doesn't happen in rodeo. Cowboys today are usually in great shape physically, young, proud and macho, so they won't let you do much assessment in the arena if they can help it. They will let you apply 4x4s and bandaids and tape to their broken ankles outside the arena but they'll go to the hospital in their pickups after the rodeo, thank you very much. If you see a cowboy or cowgirl hauled out of the arena on a board you can bet they're BAD hurt. It's not uncommon for cowboys who've had previous shoulder dislocations to either reduce it themselves or for others who've had the same thing to do it for them, all right there behind the chutes and without any painkillers except for the natural adrenalin and endorphins they produce in abundance. The main role for EMS in rodeos is to standby and work with the JH's. They call the shots at least till you begin transport. There are many companies that do event standbys, and one of them is Event Medical in Dallas. You might talk to them. If you want to work rodeos it helps to be cowboy enough to know the lingo and the Code. For example, you never eat peanuts in the arena, don't wear yellow shirts, don't touch another cowboy's hat, and don't say EWWWW-GROSS if you get cowshit on you, and so forth and so on. Gene E. Gandy, JD, LP EMS Professions Program Tyler Junior College Tyler, TX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2001 Report Share Posted December 29, 2001 In a message dated 12/29/2001 06:10:41 PM Central Standard Time, ExLngHrn@... writes: > , > From what I've seen, Boots sponsors some sort of Sports > Medicine group. My guess is that the local service provides support to the > > sports medicine people. > > -Wes > > > , We work the PRCA rodeo in Beaumont and Boots provides the Trailer and the trainers. They have us as emergency backup and 2 local ortho surgeons also on scene. The guy is retired trainer for the Texas Rangers. He travels alone to about 30 rodeos as year. I know of no EMS group that hires out as rodeo medics. Hope this helps. Andy Foote, EMTP City of Beaumont EMS A division of Public Health Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2001 Report Share Posted December 29, 2001 In a message dated 12/29/2001 11:11:40 PM Central Standard Time, rachfoote@... writes: > The guy is retired trainer for the Texas Rangers I mean the Texas Rangers Baseball team, not the law enforcement guys> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2001 Report Share Posted December 29, 2001 FROM ONE MEDIC COWBOY TO ANOTHER.... WELL SAID, GENE. IT DOES TAKE ANOTHER APPROACH WITH PRO COWBOYS. IF'N THEY AIN'T DEAD THEY AIN'T GOING TO THE HOSPITAL, MUCH LESS LET ANYONE THEY DON'T KNOW " DOCTOR " THEM. D.WITCHER LICP NREMTP _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2001 Report Share Posted December 30, 2001 Reminds me of a rollover we had one time. some of the rodeo kids decided to take a case of coors and tour River Road out of the Big Bend-a wee nasty road of hills and tight turns overlooking big dropoffs to the Rio Grande. To make a long story short, we got them to the hospital with a lot of " Cowboy Up " statements between the patients. The girl with the broken wrist walked out AMA with her arm in a brace (I don't think they can ride with a cast) and went to her event. after the rodeo she was going on to her doctor. Ehen there was the Native Rodeo in NM where he landed on his head, backboarded and driven to the hospital and back for the finals in a c-collar to ride. I could not believe it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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