BY JOY BURGESS PHOTOS: ANDREW WHEELER AND DELL MEDICAL SCHOOL
Dr. Bedolla and his medical students turned trackside medics help keep riders safe when crashes happen
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hether it’s MotoGP, AMA Supercross or flat track, there’s a visceral reaction that happens when a rider goes down…a collective gasp from the fans in the stands or virtual viewers jumping off the couch upon impact. But whatever the reaction, the main question on everyone’s mind is this: is the rider okay? For me — as someone who spent time working in a Level 1 trauma center before leaving the medical field for the motorcycle industry — my initial reaction to a rider crash is to
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AMERICAN MOTORCYCLIST • APRIL 2022
