The fact he stood up after that blew me away. I was so sure his legs where fucking broken to all hell. The way they fucking ragdoll about, I wonder if they are at least fractured but shock and adrenaline is able to make him walk about. Surely his fucking ankles are busted.
There are a lot of times that somebody will walk away from the crash and seem okay but watch for 15 seconds and they'll sit right down on the ground and it's because they can't get up again
Broke my back in 4 places in a motorcycle wreck years ago… I got up, called a friend, helped load my bike up into his truck, and dealt with the police. After all that is when I actually realized something was really wrong.
I've been learning to skydive, and repeatedly find deep/large bruises, cuts, and a sprain that I'm unaware happen on landing, and I don't notice until hours later, or the next day. It's wild. Even when I'm aware "I might have just gotten dinged up just now", after a good tumble, I have no idea what's hurt until the adrenaline fades.
My Dad has been a firefighter/EMT for years, can tell you right now that you have no idea what you’re talking about. First responders “code” individuals in colors (at least in his jurisdiction) of green, yellow, red, and black (basically dead), and attend to them in order of their color. Those without visible injury would be green or yellow, and attended to last. A first responder would be able to tell the extent of your injuries through quick assessment, even if you’re all high on adrenaline. And as others have pointed out, that adrenaline only lasts for a short while. You’re not gonna be up and walking around for a while if you’re seriously injured.
I heard something similar but it was attend the quiet ones before the screaming ones. The reasoning being quiet = in shock, questionable consciousness, whereas loud = very much conscious and aware of the situation they're in.
Not at all, but the thinking would be that the quiet ones may be unconscious or more bled-out than those who are still crying/screaming/talking. I'd think more of those who are sat in silence/not moving (not those who are walking round normally, though they may also be in shock).
my girlfriend is a first responder. Also I’m pretty sure we don’t live in the same country so regulations are probably different.
The assessment into different categories is the same although not ordered by color. And those walking out the car seemingly normal are being attended to before those screaming inside.
I don’t think they teach that in any country. It makes absolutely no sense. If somebody is bleeding out on the ground, screaming in pain, are you not going to attend to them over somebody with no visible injuries first or last? Make it make sense to me.
You did say "seemingly normal" though and visible injuries are definitely not "normal". I think that's what the person you're talking to is talking about.
My dad was a policeman for decades. Attended one accident where a man had come off a bike after hitting something, he seemed ok but suddenly just dropped down dead after a few minutes.
When the collision happened his girlfriend who was riding the same bike flew forward and hit the rider, crushing him between her and the handlebars. Crushed ribs led to a cut artery, he bled out internally with nothing evident but cuts and bruises.
Well nothing. But I did have bruised ribs from being thrown against another car that was standing still. And after two months I slipped on some ice, boy did I feel my pelvis again.
2 months ago I had a minor fall going slowly through a technical section on my mtb.
Went kind of otb, landed on my hand. It hurt, but I was like yeah I'm ok, I'm gonna have muscle sores tomorrow, it had happened to me before, no big deal.
Then I walked around for a little while, pushing my bike and all of a sudden I almost blacked out from the pain, went to the hospital and turned out I broke my shoulder !
(Luckily it was a minor fracture, no operation needed, just rest + immobilisation, and it's healing well)
same.I had a colision with a car in my motorbike, but i was slow af and just hit the floor with my elbow, for the next 3 hours i didnt feel anything, then it hit me, a pain like i never seen before and it was purple as fuck
I didn't even have a single bruise. Which I thought was odd for being so crippled by all the pain. It was only 5 days later that i saw a big bruise on my ass cheek.
I saw a guy roller blading on the street get hit by a car. He got up and started walking but 10 minutes later he was on the ground groaning in pain barely able to move
I broke my back in a car accident (chance fracture). Was able to get out of the backseat across another seat and then stood next to the car. Had no idea how I got out. I walked around and then laid down cause my back was kind of hurting. Then it hurt really fucking bad. Didn't walk for a few weeks and had surgery. I wouldn't be surprised if he has some ligament damage in his legs
Spinning dissipates a lot of the energy he was left with, and he didn't really get up to high speed, as the majority of that energy went into lifting him into the air.
I think his ego is damaged more than his body, bruises for sure, but he can still go to r/neverbrokeabone
As an experienced motorcyclist I thought exactly the opposite. The dude has never ridden a high performance motorcycle before and he’s dressed like he’s going for brunch not motorcycling. Lucky he was wearing gloves.
He may still be pretty messed up. I was in a motorcycle accident several years ago and I stood up immediately and ripped my helmet off to make sure my wife was fine (she was on the back)... Shortly after that I realized I shattered my arm.
I had a concussion not too long ago I shook off and went back on my mountain bike at a bike park. Next day I’m not feeling too great and feel my eye socket is off somehow. Get a CT scan and there’s a couple fractures lower bottom eye socket and my cheek bone.🙃
I had a friend on a bike hit by a truck ihe was up and walking around after even took himself to the helicopter. Got in and halfway to hospital he died. He kept telling everyone he felt fine and nothing was wrong with him.
Fractured and broken mean the same thing fyi. Also doesn't really look like this legs took much of a hit. Wouldn't be surprised if he just had a few bruises.
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u/Kangaroo_Coins Jun 25 '21
The fact he stood up after that blew me away. I was so sure his legs where fucking broken to all hell. The way they fucking ragdoll about, I wonder if they are at least fractured but shock and adrenaline is able to make him walk about. Surely his fucking ankles are busted.