Re: Granville Train accident
Derek Woodlands (kingpin@magna.com.au)
Thu, 19 Feb 1998 09:03:56 GMT
On Wed, 18 Feb 1998 01:30:13 +1100, Eben Levy <ebenlevy@klever.net.au>
took time out from wrapping gaffer tape around gerbils and wrote:
> As a foot note, some of the victims pulled from the wreckage did later of
> "CRUSH" injures because the weight trapping them was lifted off as fast as
> possible to retrieve them. The emergency services learnt from this. and
> therefor, someone trapped under a heavy object is removed slowly by lifting
> the object with inflatable bladders to slowly decrease the pressure.
What can happen with crush injuries, particularly when a person has
been trapped for a long time, is that circulation to the pinned limb
is cut off and blood starts to coagulate. When the pressure is
released, blood clots can enter the blood system, block supply to the
heart and/or brain and the patient dies.
The safest way to remove a patient in the above circumstances is to
amputate the limb.
Catchya
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