A friend's revealing story
The first post this morning when i checked the big social media page was from a high school friend who related his Easter Sunday mis-adventure. He took a very serious tumble and summersault off his motorcycle solely due the bike getting out of control in his own driveway and not be being hit by another vehicle . He is recovering in the hospital now and he composed the story while bed bound for a few days. In the telling he relates his clothes being cut away by the paramedics while he is laying immobilized on the pavement with dozens of concerned people standing around. He again mentions his lack of clothes while being examined after the ambulance ride. Sounds like he is going to be okay and it could have been much worse. HIs guardian angel is going to charge him extra for making him work on a holiday. Just a reminder to ride safely now that spring is here but also we never know when our next exposure will occur.
I believe they do it immediately when they are looking for injuries. Sounds like this guy really took a tumble. They would need to know about any broken bones before they attempted to move it. If something is broken and they don't know about it, they could make it a lot worse. So, get the clothing off, check everything, then transport.
It actually varies on type of mechanism of injury and severity. I am an AEMT and military medic. There are times when you have to strip and flip immediately before moving to a back board as part of spinal immobilization. Often it is done as part of secondary assessment in the back of the ambulance, but in certain circumstances it does happen out and about.
It actually varies on type of mechanism of injury and severity. I am an AEMT and military medic. There are times when you have to strip and flip immediately before moving to a back board as part of spinal immobilization. Often it is done as part of secondary assessment in the back of the ambulance, but in certain circumstances it does happen out and about.
It actually varies on type of mechanism of injury and severity. I am an AEMT and military medic. There are times when you have to strip and flip immediately before moving to a back board as part of spinal immobilization. Often it is done as part of secondary assessment in the back of the ambulance, but in certain circumstances it does happen out and about.
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