Chatsworth air ambulance visit

saalsk said:
The reason they don't discuss/announce it on the tannoy is because

1) Medical confidentiality - they are not allowed
2) It isn't a reality tv show - it is a real life accident/injury/tragedy
3) If they say who it is - whoever - rider/ crowd member/official/ etc etc, then anyone who knows anyone there in that capacity is on their mobile phoning them/going there to see what has happened and so on. The medics/ambulances/heli-med crew all use and rely on mobiles and airwaves to communicate - the sudden surge in mobile use makes it very hard and slows things down. Trying to get the right docs there, the crowd away for the helicopter to land - ditto the horses, and still try to work on the poor poor man involved, while people are rushing for a better position so they can take a pic/video on their phone, is not a nice experience.

I hope that those of you who have commented negatively on the bikers remember that some of them read this forum, and will be reading this today - after what happened.
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I didn't say they should give details ffs, only something like "there has been an incident, no competitor is involved" would have sufficed.
 
sally87 said:
Does it matter if it was a rider or not? Still a human life
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To be fair, it makes a difference to anyone trying to follow what's happening competitively on the course, and anyone concerned about the horse welfare during the event. It doesn't mean the accident matters less, or the human being affected is less important.

I hope it looked more serious than it was, and whoever was involved is ok :(
 
I've experienced being at a horse trials when there was a competitor fatality. I guess there must be standard way of dealing with these things, because just like Kerilli has described there was a news blackout, nothing at all about what is going on, no tannoy announcements. I assume they must have used the same protocol today.

I agree, Kerilli, it does leave you desperately worried about who has been hurt and what has happened, but I'm sure the procedure that is used has been developed to be the best way of dealing with a horrible situation.
 
I suppose there must have also been the worry of rubber necking. For some odd reason which I can never understand people seem to like watching these things so I guess they may have been trying to avoid making more of a scene than necessary to try and keep the area calm and quiet for patient and people treating him. But I do after particularly for family and friends of those on course at the time would have been good to know none of them were involved, but there must be a good explanation. Such a shame and I sincerely hope he is well. So scary that things like that can change so quickly. I had seen them buzzing around the course all day. Fingers crossed for a full recovery
 
They announced that everything possible was being done, as he left in the air ambulance - that is all they are allowed to do. No it isn't ideal, but in todays world, with people on forums, taking photos, phoning and texting and the like - keeping news about an injured or critically unwell relative from their loved ones, until the news can be given in an appropriate way, is increasingly difficult.

Yes, I have experienced things from a competitor point of view, and on the medical side - where they are dealing with everything from annoyed "fell out of side door as horse refused" type falls, to fatalities - and everything in-between - trying to make sure the patient has the best medical care possible, and that in the event of needing to contact relatives because of more serious injury - that the relative(s) haven't already found out from mis-informed forums/texts/rumours - however well intentioned.
 
^^ completely understand this. As said in my earlier post they literally had to chase an annoyed lady as she ran after her horse so imagine they must have to be prepared for all sorts.
 
I hope whoever it was is OK. I live quite near to Chatsworth, but have never been for the trials or indeed to any eventing event as it were. I imagine that sadly due to the nature of the sport, they will have protocols in place regarding tannoy announcements in the event of a serious injury/fatality. Very sad, and I hope the family of the person involved were informed by personnel trained to do so, rather than gossip, overhearing, text, fb etc
 
For work reasons I was aware that the air ambulance attended this incident today, and bare details of the type of person involved ie not a rider. Having seen no mention of it on public news pages, I thought I'd look on here. As I suspected, some of you were at Chatsworth so knew something about it.
I echo the explanations about avoiding making public a serious and upsetting incident for all the reasons stated. I also appreciate that we live in a digital age and the posters wish everyone involved well and are genuinely concerned.
The air ambulance is an invaluable resource in these circumstances, please do support its charitable work in any way you can.
Hopefully there will be some news on the motorcyclist in due course.
 
I was walking back to the car when we saw the screen up and straight away were concerned it was a horse. Someone then informed us it was a biker. I agree they were speeding around and were in the way some what but yes they did have a job to do and had to do it speedy but arent quad bikes usually used, surely these are much safer, especially when the ground got wet.
I do hope the person involved is ok and I send my wishes to there family.
 
Just been on local radio station news - 78 year old gentleman remains in QMC in a serious condition with a broken neck after fall from motorbike yesterday at Chatsworth.
 
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