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Jono. Apr 2015 7:26pm, 12 Apr 2015 1,937 posts	Quote Pin Jono. Funnily enough she had been drinking HOD
Hills of Death (HOD) Apr 2015 7:41pm, 12 Apr 2015 30,545 posts	Quote Pin Hills of Death (HOD) Last time I dealt with someone I had that just get an ambulance your not helping ambulance NEVER arrived. I teach first aid I should know what I'm doing but general public tend to interfere when they don't know what they are doing eg tell people to lean back when they have a nose bleed. Saying put someone in recovery position when they have head injury ffs shut you will kill someone
Duchess Apr 2015 7:45pm, 12 Apr 2015 5,574 posts	Quote Pin Duchess HOD, what's the reason for not using the recovery position with a head injury?
DoricQuine Apr 2015 8:11pm, 12 Apr 2015 1,577 posts	Quote Pin DoricQuine Repeated messages from my email provider saying I haven't registered an email address with them!
Jono. Apr 2015 8:55pm, 12 Apr 2015 1,938 posts	Quote Pin Jono. Duchess if i remember rightly a casualty with a head injury could also have a neck injury, so you should try not to move them about. Mind you I am a bit rubbish
ThorntonRunner Apr 2015 9:20pm, 12 Apr 2015 1,062 posts	Quote Pin ThorntonRunner Think that's right Jono. I remember my cousin lettrasetting "in event of accident do not remove" to the front of his motorcycle helmet many years ago for exactly that reason
Hills of Death (HOD) Apr 2015 9:25pm, 12 Apr 2015 30,547 posts	Quote Pin Hills of Death (HOD) Because the Head needs to be up to release the pressure, IF they go unconscious then the breathing will be more important then they will go into RP
Hills of Death (HOD) Apr 2015 9:27pm, 12 Apr 2015 30,548 posts	Quote Pin Hills of Death (HOD) Jono that it is partly right but if you have a conscious casualty they can tell you what's wrong. But putting a conscious person in recovery with head injury will cause the blood to rush to head putting them in danger
Duchess Apr 2015 9:28pm, 12 Apr 2015 5,575 posts	Quote Pin Duchess Ah yes, I suppose it's a logical connection, and I do know the risks of moving a potential neck injury. I think the exception to the rule of not removing helmets is if you're absolutely 100% sure the casualty isn't breathing, because without oxygen they're dead anyway.
Hills of Death (HOD) Apr 2015 9:53am, 13 Apr 2015 30,550 posts	Quote Pin Hills of Death (HOD) Breathing is king