ASMF is headed to Oklahoma for the 2010 Ponca City GNC Final
7/16/2010
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Sports Medicine Foundation and the Road 2 Recovery Foundation are
proud to bring the ASMF Mobile Sports Medicine Unit to the 2010 Ponca
City GNC Final for the second year in a row. The treatment facility will again
provide sports medicine services such as taping and stretching as well as
evaluation and medical treatment of injuries not requiring emergency room
transport. The ASMF staff covering the event will be certified athletic trainer
Christine Chmielewski and Jimmy Preuter,
physician assistant Randy Fulford, Dr. Stephen
Augustine and Dr. John Abbott. The foundation will also have student
athletic trainers Kristina Miller and Ryan Leibreichalong forthe experience.All of our staff is experienced
with motocross sports medicine. In addition to providing on site sports
medicine care, the unit will bring a new level and understanding of the
importance of safety and health issues to the sport.
ASMF is stepping up to lay out a new
program that sets standards of care and medical protocols in place at the
amateur national motocross events. The local EMS crews will be in
agreement with the promoter to adopt ASMF as the medical director of the event
allowing ASMF to act as the higher medical authority and direct patient care
for all riders. ASMF will continue to provide a pre-event
meeting, as we have in the past, to educate EMS crews of the protocols that
will be followed during the event.
ASMF is rolling out this expanded service at
the Ponca City GNC Final in Oklahoma in July 2010. We have acquired the
proper legal medical clearance for the state to provide this level of
care. We have set up meetings with the EMS crews to prepare for the week
of racing.
We are doing all this without sponsorship
this year. As we all know, the money in the industry is just not
there. Any input of ideas you may have to help us recoup our costs to
continue to provide this service and grow the program would be greatly
appreciated.
