Originally Posted by DrPete
True--he may have been just plain wrong. In fact, considering that he had a punctured lung and multiple rib fractures, O'Grady was lucky that he didn't have the worst-case scenario for that injury (tension pneumothorax). If the doc had missed that, ol' Stu would likely be dead now.
Good point DP. Credit where it's due. The race doctor's key responsibility is to diagnose the most urgent injury. Broken bones - don't worry, they won't stay undiagnosed for long...