Galletti and race ambulance

Jenko said:

What I've learned from Spanish press

1. There were two ambulances covering the race. But the one at the
back, which arrived just after 7 minutes, was only for transport, it
did not have medical instruments - not even a defibrillator. The front
ambulance had a defibrillator, the race doctor had another, but he was
following the front group as well. That's obviously bad planning.

Quoted message said:

5. A rider of Spanish U23 national team, Javier Lindez, assisted
Galletti and even cardiac massage. He has some basic assistance notions
and a girlfriend working in a hospital. He called her and followed her
recommendations, but the chances were minimal without a defibrillator.

Thanks for the info. Lindez was a quick thinker. Figure out a way to send
him a message and tell him I think he's okay in my book.

Maybe Galletti wasn't going to survive no matter what, but he didn't even
have a chance. This situation is so very, very wrong.

Jenko said:

What I've learned from Spanish press

1. There were two ambulances covering the race. But the one at the
back, which arrived just after 7 minutes, was only for transport, it
did not have medical instruments - not even a defibrillator. The front
ambulance had a defibrillator, the race doctor had another, but he was
following the front group as well. That's obviously bad planning.

From the UCI rules:
http://anonymous.coward.free.fr/rbr/page32-uci-regs.pdf

Jenko said:

5. A rider of Spanish U23 national team, Javier Lindez, assisted
Galletti and even cardiac massage. He has some basic assistance notions
and a girlfriend working in a hospital. He called her and followed her
recommendations, but the chances were minimal without a defibrillator.

Lindez deserves major props for trying.

JT

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