Injury Pictures

[arbclimber]

I'm guessing he probably didn't know his back was broken at the time

 

Guess not but just thought it was a point worth mentioning. There is loads of publicity about not removing bikers helmets after an accident but exactyl the same advice should be followed for anyone involved in a fall. Its a subject quite close to home for me as my parents neighbour is paralized from the chest down after a fall off scaffold for just this reason.

[ukminch]

I'd like to say I don't normally look that ugly, but I've never been any good at lying:001_tt2:

 

As for the broken back, the squeal that came out of him was enough to say something was wrong. We had to get him out of his boat, support the neck and back as much as possible to get him out the water. We didn't have any option but to move him. Once he was out we got him wamed up and comfortable, he had full sensation in both legs, feet toes etc but something was definitely wrong.....

 

He realised he wasn't getting out under his own steam, and started taking his clothes off. We decided in the end it was better we did it as we'd case less movement than him doing it himself, and they were coming off one way or another!! We'd got spare clothes, blankets and shelter from the car by this time.

 

Broke L1 and L2 vertebrae and spent a couple of weeks in hospital.

 

Lucky there was a big group of us to be able to move him in the way we did, or the story could have been a lot different:thumbdown:

 

He's now fully recovered and paddling again!

[ukminch]

My mate got his fingers stuck in some Hedge cutters a while back, think he was 5 months off work, Ambulance had to take the cutters apart to free his hand, Said it was horrible as the hex keys wouldnt fit properly because of all the blood.

 

Thats a nasty one, hows the hand now?

[arbclimber]

I'd like to say I don't normally look that ugly, but I've never been any good at lying:001_tt2:

 

As for the broken back, the squeal that came out of him was enough to say something was wrong. We had to get him out of his boat, support the neck and back as much as possible to get him out the water. We didn't have any option but to move him. Once he was out we got him wamed up and comfortable, he had full sensation in both legs, feet toes etc but something was definitely wrong.....

 

He realised he wasn't getting out under his own steam, and started taking his clothes off. We decided in the end it was better we did it as we'd case less movement than him doing it himself, and they were coming off one way or another!! We'd got spare clothes, blankets and shelter from the car by this time.

 

Broke L1 and L2 vertebrae and spent a couple of weeks in hospital.

 

Lucky there was a big group of us to be able to move him in the way we did, or the story could have been a lot different:thumbdown:

 

He's now fully recovered and paddling again!

 

Wasn't criticising what you did mate, sounds like you did what you had to do. Just thought it was worth mentioning:thumbup1:

[ukminch]

I didn't take it as criticism at all, just thought i'd give the full story. I fully agree my motorbike helmet has a sticker saying do not remove unless you are a paramedic or an undertaker!!!

 

It's like if someone is injured in a car leave them in the car and you won't make them worse, however if the car is on fire then you may have no option.

 

Like above if we hadn't got him out the boat he would have drowned.

 

R

[Mozza]

Thats a nasty one, hows the hand now?

 

Hes back working ok, Not been back long and its holding up really well, Physio said all the movement that it will get in work should help it, Gets abit sore at night he said but nothing major.

[ukminch]

Hes back working ok, Not been back long and its holding up really well, Physio said all the movement that it will get in work should help it, Gets abit sore at night he said but nothing major.

 

Good to hear, probably be more susceptible to things like white finger now unfortunately

 

R

[Dean Lofthouse]

My sister broke her neck and didn't go to A&E for two days, when she did she was immediatey strapped and braced up and ended up with a police escort in an ambulance 10 miles to leeds st james on the M62 during morning rush hours at 10mph

 

Ouch, I bet there was a lot of reall pee'd off commuters that morning.

 

She made a full recovery

[arbclimber]

My sister broke her neck and didn't go to A&E for two days, when she did she was immediatey strapped and braced up and ended up with a police escort in an ambulance 10 miles to leeds st james on the M62 during morning rush hours at 10mph

 

Ouch, I bet there was a lot of reall pee'd off commuters that morning.

 

She made a full recovery

 

My dad was involved in a small accident whilst driving my brothers brand new car, he had been out of the car walking around but sat back in the car waiting for the police to turn up. Anyway, ambulance arrived and as he told them he had slight neck pain they wouldn't let him out of the car till the fire brigade cut the roof off. Needless to say, my brother wasn't best pleased.