Casualty management

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Edited by Contender 541 - 20 Jan 12 at 12:25pm

Jeffers  despite your gratutiously offensive  post , i would point out that  statements about people sailing at their own risk generally aren't worth the paper they are written on, especially once the actions of the club  or it's servants  amount to negligence 

do some of you  people have difficulty in reading ? or in comprehension ? 

Barriers??? Ignorance?????

ZippyRN - as I understand it from reading your links, head trauma needs to treated in a manner where you assume neck and spinal trauma.

However, your links from earlier cite references that suggest only 39% of injuries were recorded on the upper body. 32% was logged as head injury. This reference (your first link) cites that all injuries 'even minor ones' were recorded.

This study doesn't provide a firm basis for decision making and changing policy. The injuries recorded during the study could be everything from a minor bump to a huge whack. The studies really highlighted that long term injuries (knees, lower back) are the most significant issue.

The collective anecdotal experience on here supports your cited data that serious head and spinal injuries don't occur as often as you may believe. These boards do contain a great deal of reference to long term pains such as knee and back issues. Maybe this is the longer term issue that isn't being adequately addressed.

I'm not saying you are wrong about the spinal treatment issue, but leaping into additional safety cover without calculating the risks seems absurd to me.