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rocking / pushing trams off people

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  • 28-08-2014 1:29pm
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    flyingsnail
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    I was hoping to get some input from the professionals on this thread in commuting / transport regarding rocking / pushing trams off people
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057278909

    Now I would have thought that the best thing to do in these situations is to leave them be unless they were in imminent danger of further injuries, and wait for fire / ambulance but I would really like to hear from the pros on this. It seems like there is a lot of potential to do more harm than good.





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    Little CuChulainn
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    Definitely. When you push it forward it gains momentum on the way back and goes past the point it started at thereby increasing the pressure on the trapped body part. So unless you can push it off her and get her out of they way in one go you will only cause further damage.


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    If you can get out of a crush injury quickly, then yes it is good. But if a body part's bloodflow is disrupted for a longer period of time (15 minutes about, at last training), there's potential for something called Crush Syndrome. Specialist treatment needs to be administered by trained personnel, and it becomes very dangerous to release crush injury victims without it.


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    Little CuChulainn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,624 ✭✭✭Little CuChulainn


    Deleted User wrote: »
    If you can get out of a crush injury quickly, then yes it is good. But if a body part's bloodflow is disrupted for a longer period of time (15 minutes about, at last training), there's potential for something called Crush Syndrome. Specialist treatment needs to be administered by trained personnel, and it becomes very dangerous to release crush injury victims without it.

    Doesn't look like a crush though. Looks like she just slipped and put her foot through the gap.


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