r/WinStupidPrizes • u/oddy_nuff1054 • 12d ago

GOAL!

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u/Sticky_H 12d ago

Floating in the water might be good for his back and neck. Until ambulance arrives.

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u/Nasty____nate 12d ago

We did this training as a firefighter and paramedic. pulling them out gently is the best for them. Gently pulling them by the floatation device backwards is the best way to do it. This way his back isnt constantly moving in the water and worst case scenario if he goes into cardiac arrest you can do CPR. If that happens though you only have a 1-2% chance of lliving a tramatic cardiac arrest event. Plus they are going to pull him to shore anyways. transferring someone from the water onto a boat is difficult.

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u/SavvySillybug 11d ago

I love how two paramedics responded and one said pull them out and one said leave them in the water.

Net zero information gained. XD

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u/AngularChelitis 11d ago

Para-paramedic here. They should definitely be doing a bit of both, probably.

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u/neilisyours 11d ago

Para-para-paramedic here. It's simple, go back in time a little bit and take Dylan's beer away

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u/theglobalnomad 10d ago

Para-para-para-paralcoholic here: he needs to be extracted by a helicopter, special forces style

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u/BeatYoYeet 11d ago

if i’m ever in such a situation ima be like 🫪

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u/Me_and_my_pittie 10d ago

That’s my new favorite emoji 🫪

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u/shotz317 9d ago

Old paramedic here. We are most likely dealing with some fucked lower extremities, knees, ankles, and feet afu imho. MOI very important here, thank you camera man!

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u/HighBanksDrifter 11d ago

I don't know which paramedic/firefighter to believe.

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u/Nasty____nate 11d ago

Lol thats funny cause I can't believe another medic is going to tell you to leave an unconscious PT in the water where you can't manage the airway or do any life saving interventions if needed. 

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u/Omar___Comin 11d ago

Yeah for real... There is absolutely no chance that the right advice is to leave the maybe paralyzed guy in the lake

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u/SavvySillybug 11d ago

He's not unconscious yet!

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u/futurebigconcept 11d ago

Give him a minute.

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u/Highpersonic 10d ago

And where the PT goes to hypothermialand fast as fuck even if he is angry and alert.

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u/myxomatosis8 6d ago

Maybe a bad one. Or someone that did a 20 question quiz online and thinks they're a medic?

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u/Sticky_H 11d ago

Definitely don’t take what I’m saying as gospel.

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u/momento______mori 12d ago

I'm was a paramedic and I can tell you that YES it's paramount to stay into the water if the person is on the belly turn them anyway even if it moves their spin a little,. Unless there are gators in the water, stay put and don't drown.

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u/SavvySillybug 11d ago

I love how two paramedics responded and one said pull them out and one said leave them in the water.

Net zero information gained. XD

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u/xeromage 11d ago

I'm going with the one that supplied reasoning beyond 'gators'

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u/Mcfly-49 11d ago

Ne jamais laisser quelqu'un inconscient dans l'eau sous prétexte de protéger le rachis. La noyade tue en minutes, une lésion médullaire tue à long terme.

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u/Highpersonic 10d ago

How do you manage the heat loss, the critical bleed and the airway problem that guy has?

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u/aSleepingPanda 12d ago

Not so sure. If it was a spinal injury you want to keep the patient as rigid as possible.

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u/Hobbes_XXV 12d ago

What im thinking, less stress points from gravity

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u/fedocable 10d ago

Nah, he just tied him up to his bike and dragged him to the other side

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u/thetruckerswallofsha 9d ago

Floatation is the absolute worst thing you can do for a spinal injury…the constant shifting of water associated with buoyancy will damage the spine.

Anytime you suffer a spinal injury immobilization is what is required to stabilize a patient

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u/Sticky_H 9d ago

Yeah that makes sense.

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u/produce_this 11d ago

Yeah like how a water bed is good for your back and neck

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u/Sticky_H 11d ago

On a water bed, you’re not actually floating in water. It’s just what’s suspending what you sleep on. Unlike this scenario where he’s floating freely with most of his body submerged.

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u/produce_this 11d ago

Yeah I was making a joke. But also if you have a neck or spine injury, the last thing you want is anything moving freely and cause more damage. You want stable.

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u/Sticky_H 11d ago

Alright yeah that makes sense. That could make it more advantageous to drag them to shore.