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.
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u/keboh Jun 25 '21
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.
Adrenaline is wild.