Covid-19 has been a devastating disease. Not often has one illness stopped the world and forced a global response. Slowly the world is trying to re-emerge, though not equally and not everywhere. Sport is preparing to get active and motorsport is looking for ways to be part of this.

So we decided to explore what has been happening and how motorsport in the era of Covid-19 might look like, at least initially.

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We carry on from Part 1 with rescue specialists Mark Brennan and Rickard Johansson and tackle developing a vehicle type extrication approach database, the wall of manufacturer secrecy, racewear safety PPE and contamination management.

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On this episode we invite some rescue colleagues on to the podcast to help us out with some tricky rescue topics. In Part 1 we cover a range of topics from clarifying some terminology and discussing an overall rescue approach strategy to balancing medical and scene safety needs and the role of rescue teams in the preservation of property.

The Motorsport Medicine and Rescue Mastery Podcast

This is part 2 of this two part episode. Gregg, Matthew, Tressa and Jamie cover:

• Effective scene communication
• Priority codes and the Critical Incident response
• Declaring death at a circuit (Should we?)
• Clearing a competitor at the scene

We also debrief with Gregg on a recent motorsport incident he was at.

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In this first of two parts podcast, we cover:

• Setting the tempo.
• Determining the priorities - Clinical, rescue and logsitic.
• The Triangle of Understanding and the importance of inter-agency trust.
• Training for success.

Watch out for Part 2 soon and remember to head to the podcast webpage on Rollcage Medic (https://www.rollcagemedic.com/) to join in the discussion

Three motorsport doctors run through the hazards faced when rolling up to a crash scene on a hot race track at a motorsport event and the options for minimising the potential for harm. From risk identification to establishing a safe working space, we'll guide you through keeping you and your crew safe.

Three motorsport doctors discuss issues around entering a motorsport track safely when called to respond to a racing incident.

Key lessons

• Don't assume the track is safe just because Race Control says "Scramble"
• Keep a 360 degree lookout for hazards
• The safety of your crew is everyone's responsibility

What is a first intervention vehicle? What is its role at a motorsport event? What skills groups should it contain and what equipment should it carry?

Following the closing event of the WRC at Rally Australia I had the chance to chat with Hyundai Motorsport driver Hayden Paddon about some of the parrallells between the high stakes environments of acute care medicine and professional motor sport championships.

I talk with Prof David Hughes, from the Australian Institute of Sport, and co-author of the recent "Update to the AIS-AMA Position Statement on Concussion in Sport" about concussion and the tricky elements of its assessment.

The intro sound clip is the opening bars from Soundgarden's track "Head injury" from their 2017 re-issued album "Ultramega OK"