ALL NEW MEDICAL BRACELETS AT THOMPSON COULD SAVE LIVES

THOMPSON, CT. The Thompson International Speedway has joined with Fast Track Medical Response Systems, LLC in implementing a new program that will greatly enhance the medical services provided to competitors, team mates and employees at the famous speedway. Thompson International Speedway is the first track in the country to adopt this innovative program.

Fast Track Medical Response Systems, LLC is a company that has introduced computer chip technology into the medical response arena in the auto racing community.

This computer chip, worn in a small and comfortable bracelet, will provide an immediate medical history of a patient for first responders. This concept has been enthusiastically embraced by Thompson International Speedway management, competitors and employees.

The concept is simple and the implementation of the program is almost effortless. Everyone participating in any activities in and around the pit area or on the race track, will be asked if they would like to participate in this important program. Those who wish to participate will be asked to complete a form containing pertinent information and the person’s medical history. This information will be ‘burned’ into a tiny chip and the chip will then be inserted into a light, compact wrist band which will be worn by all participants. Should anyone wearing such a bracelet need medical attention, a quick scan of the bracelet will instantly provide first responders with information that will allow them to provide better care. Should the patient need hospital treatment, that same information will be provided directly to the medical staff at the receiving hospital.

This concept, when presented to race teams and employees, received unanimous support and over one third of those given the initial form to complete, dropped what they were doing and completed the form on the spot.

“We were thrilled with the reaction from everyone we talked with, said Anthony Bartley, President of Fast Track Medical Response Systems, LLC. My partner, Robert Stirk and I have spent many years working with the racing community and have spent endless hours developing this concept. We feel that having emergency contact and medical history information at their fingertips will greatly enhance the ability of medical personnel to provide treatment from the time the first emergency crew arrives on the scene until the patient is in a medical facility. This kind of information can be invaluable in cases ranging from known allergies to potentially serious medical conditions. It is our hope that this product will be made available to every race track through their sanctioning body,” Bartley concluded.

Thompson International Speedway Owner and Promoter, Don Hoenig enthusiastically endorsed the program. “Anything we can do to provide improved medical response for our competitors and employees is in everyone’s best interest. We

are thrilled to be the first race track in the country to join forces with Fast Track to make this program a reality. We realize that it will take a little time to obtain and enter all the

data collected and to get the program up to full speed. But, we want to start now so that we can offer this valuable service here at Thompson,” said Hoenig. “I would think that every race track in the country would want to have this system. The potential, it would seem to me, could extend far beyond the racing community,” Hoenig stated.

Fast Track Medical Response Systems, LLC is a Somers, Connecticut based company. More information on their service along with a complete explanation on how their system works may be obtained by visiting their web site at www.FastTrackMRS.com Telephone contact may be made by calling 860-818-2716.

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