▁an ▁an a est het ist , ▁a ▁medical ▁car ▁and ▁a ▁medical ▁hel ic opter ▁( M ede v ac ). ▁All ▁were ▁provided ▁at ▁the ▁next ▁race ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁In ▁addition , ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁that ▁the ▁medical ▁car ▁containing ▁Wat kins ▁would ▁follow ▁the ▁racing ▁cars ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁lap ▁of ▁the ▁race ▁to ▁provide ▁immediate ▁help ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁of ▁a ▁first ▁lap ▁incident . ▁The ▁organis ers ▁at ▁H ock en heim ▁had ▁denied ▁Wat kins ▁access ▁to ▁race ▁control ▁and ▁E cc l estone ▁threatened ▁to ▁stand ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁grid ▁and ▁order ▁the ▁drivers ▁out ▁of ▁their ▁cars . ▁▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁saw ▁F IS A , ▁mot ors port ' s ▁gover ning ▁body ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁appoint ▁a ▁Medical ▁Commission , ▁with ▁Wat kins ▁elected ▁President . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁at ▁the ▁Belg ian ▁Grand ▁Prix , ▁Wat kins ▁went ▁with ▁the ▁medical ▁car ▁driven ▁by ▁Roland ▁Bru yn ser a ede ▁as ▁it ▁head ed ▁to ▁the ▁scene ▁of ▁G illes ▁Vill ene uve ' s ▁serious ▁accident ▁and ▁placed ▁a ▁t ube ▁into ▁his ▁wind pipe ▁for ▁vent ilation ▁with ▁his ▁heart ▁in ▁normal ▁condition . ▁Vill ene uve ▁was ▁air l ift ed ▁by ▁hel ic opter ▁to ▁the ▁Gas th uis berg ▁Hospital ▁in ▁Le u ven ▁and ▁Wat kins ▁spoke ▁to ▁Vill ene uve ' s ▁wife ▁Jo ann ▁who ▁was ▁in