fireman00
Brown Belt
Today was the best and the worst - tested for my 2nd degree belt at 16:00 and afterwards while unwinding at 20:15 the fire department I belong to was toned out set up a Medivac landing zone for a head trauma.
Picture this.... a beautiful Saturday afternoon... a 50ish husband and wife decided to take out their ATV for a ride in the woods and a quick spin through the pits.... no big deal, nothing ever happened before so they didn't bother to wear helmets.
While on the ride the husband hits a bump that threw the bike sideways, tossed him and his wife off. He was thrown against a rock and hit his head and chest .... the rock won. His jaw broken in multiple places, internal injuries distended his belly - swollen from from internal bleeding.... massive horrible trauma to his head and a shattered leg. He'll be lucky to live and blessed if he doesn't have brain damage.
He was scooped up, put in the ambulance where for 30 minutes the EMTS, Medics and trauma nurses from NorthStar put him under then worked furiously to establish an airway (not easy when the patient's jaw is shattered and his face and neck badly swollen from bruising) then stabilize him after which he was flown to a trauma center.
She hurt her leg and was taken to the local hospital for x-rays.
Just like that - in the space of seconds - his and his wife's lives were changed most likely forever.
I'm on my knees know begging anyone that rides a bicycle, tricycle, moped, ATV, or motorcycle to PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE - take the 60 seconds and put on a helmet!
Picture this.... a beautiful Saturday afternoon... a 50ish husband and wife decided to take out their ATV for a ride in the woods and a quick spin through the pits.... no big deal, nothing ever happened before so they didn't bother to wear helmets.
While on the ride the husband hits a bump that threw the bike sideways, tossed him and his wife off. He was thrown against a rock and hit his head and chest .... the rock won. His jaw broken in multiple places, internal injuries distended his belly - swollen from from internal bleeding.... massive horrible trauma to his head and a shattered leg. He'll be lucky to live and blessed if he doesn't have brain damage.
He was scooped up, put in the ambulance where for 30 minutes the EMTS, Medics and trauma nurses from NorthStar put him under then worked furiously to establish an airway (not easy when the patient's jaw is shattered and his face and neck badly swollen from bruising) then stabilize him after which he was flown to a trauma center.
She hurt her leg and was taken to the local hospital for x-rays.
Just like that - in the space of seconds - his and his wife's lives were changed most likely forever.
I'm on my knees know begging anyone that rides a bicycle, tricycle, moped, ATV, or motorcycle to PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE - take the 60 seconds and put on a helmet!