Injuries?
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Topic: Injuries?
Posted By: Smight at BBSC
Subject: Injuries?
Date Posted: 13 Oct 07 at 7:25pm
Worst injuries, most painful, most impressive? It doesn't have to be to do with sailing. For example a 3 pound speaker cone just fell off the dresser, hit me in the face and made me bleed  Then to add injury to well injury the second speaker cone hit me in the back off the head as I writhed in pain  ------------- RS600 988 |
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Posted By: landlocked
Date Posted: 13 Oct 07 at 8:04pm
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i feel a bit of nelson muntz comming on:- Ha HA! sorry couln't resist ------------- Cherub 2535 "Eggbert the Nasty" Soon to be for sale PM for Details Cherub 2657 "Slippery When Wet" Don't sail fly Cherub |
Posted By: olly_love
Date Posted: 13 Oct 07 at 8:13pm
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dropped a glass caught it as it hit the floor sliced my finger most of the way round to the bone. the doctors surgery in soton just asked me to wait 7 days for an appointment ------------- TWO FRANK-Hunter Impala |
Posted By: HannahJ
Date Posted: 13 Oct 07 at 9:35pm
Caught my finger on a spike sticking out of a door, inch long rriippp and about 3mm deep.
------------- MIRROR 64799 "Dolphin" The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist hopes it will change; the realist adjusts the sail |
Posted By: Merlinboy
Date Posted: 13 Oct 07 at 10:10pm
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My brother had a nasty incedent on a boss in Spril and his leg is still scabbed now he has had skin graffs and all.
I once got glassed in a night club, had to have my eye lid, eye brow and muscle etc. stiched back on not nice ! ------------- |
Posted By: stuarthop
Date Posted: 13 Oct 07 at 11:02pm
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getting a foot stuck in a toe loop mid capsize and then headbutting the boom due to my feet bein stuck on the upper gunwhale hurt a lot ------------- |
Posted By: Isis
Date Posted: 14 Oct 07 at 12:36am
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I bounced off a kerb with the side of my head last week which wasnt pretty. The mate who was with me is supposed to be on crutches for a few weeks as a result of the same incident... We're not entirely sure what happened or why it went so badly but suffice it to say there were a few double vodka limes involved. We're making the most of it though with some epic stories. My favourite so far is the pair of girls we met in the union who think we got hit by a car trying to rescue a cute puppy from the middle of the road. Good times. ------------- |
Posted By: Ross
Date Posted: 14 Oct 07 at 12:11pm
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I was hit by a car and landed on my face.....
------------- Ross If you can't carry it, don't sail it! |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 14 Oct 07 at 6:10pm
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Ouch, hope this thread doesn't get too gorey
Never hurt myself badly, never broken anything that needed A&E or cut myself. Caught things in zips and Levi zips are damn chunky, And "things" tend to bleed a lot, embarrassing when you're out |
. You are a bit sparse on detail so I'm betting it was quite serious. Posted By: ratface
Date Posted: 14 Oct 07 at 6:50pm
 got too many sailing injuries.most recent ones i guess are: at Tollesbury aboard Trinity don't know how but i broke a toe while there last weekend. and today was not a good day either, due to lack of wind laid in the 300. capsized it and hit head on boom (nice bump on my head now). also found out how unstable and stupid it is to try and stand in front of the mast, and have both legs slip either way  ------------- http://www.blym.org.uk/ - BLYM http://www.blym.org.uk/hydrs/index.htm - Hertfordshire Sailing team Uk-Cherub 2644 Laser 4000 -4089 |
Posted By: MRJP BUZZ 585
Date Posted: 14 Oct 07 at 6:53pm
 OuchAnd while i am here, i was once sailing a trimaran as a passenger when another boat collided and the rig fell down and i was hit on the head, luckily it was the boom fro the other boat that hit me and i ended up having a cut on my head glued ------------- Josh Preater http://www.bu22.co.uk">  BUZZING IS FUN
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Posted By: Wee Man
Date Posted: 14 Oct 07 at 7:02pm
| Somewhere in the middle of pitchpoleing our Hurricane I managed to smash my front teeth (top). Three years later two crowns and extensive root canal work all seems OK. |
Posted By: Ross
Date Posted: 15 Oct 07 at 3:04pm
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I've snapped the same front tooth 6 times. Each time exposing the nerve.
------------- Ross If you can't carry it, don't sail it! |
Posted By: Pierre
Date Posted: 15 Oct 07 at 4:55pm
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He was trying too hard. Lubrication.......... (It makes quite a click when it goes you know)
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Posted By: Oli
Date Posted: 15 Oct 07 at 5:17pm
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fell down the stairs this morning! lots of pain all over! ------------- https://skiff-media.teemill.com/" rel="nofollow - T-SHIRTS https://www.photo4me.com/profile/23908/" rel="nofollow - PRINTS |
Posted By: mike ellis
Date Posted: 15 Oct 07 at 5:29pm
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Praying to god this doesnt sound too stupid... His what? ------------- 600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it. Also International 14, 1318 |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 15 Oct 07 at 7:54pm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frenulum - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frenulum I'm not gonna ask which one |
Posted By: jeffers
Date Posted: 15 Oct 07 at 8:31pm
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Worst injury would be stomping home after a (peeved) argument with the GF and then stepping on a broken bottle which slice through my boot and deep into the sole of my foot. Pulled it out (as you so when peeved), stomped the rest of the way home with hand pouring blood from pulling the bottle out and foot bleeding with various bits hanging out of it. The worst part, got to A&E, was the first case of 2001 and had my former baby sitter stitch my foot up as she was the duty sister! Worst sailing injury was concussion for 3 days after almost having my head removed by a Laser boom whilst sailing by the lee and getting it wrong! ------------- Paul ---------------------- D-Zero GBR 74 |
Posted By: ASok
Date Posted: 16 Oct 07 at 1:00pm
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Pitchpole on the dart whilst out on the trapeze (mate driving!) found my eye connecting nastily with the end of the tiller extension. Horrible bruise all around the socket. I'm planning to get a sponge tennis ball for it...........the end of my tiller extension, not my eye! ------------- |
Posted By: English Dave
Date Posted: 16 Oct 07 at 2:52pm
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Broke my left leg, both arms and fractured my skull. Bone marrow from the leg break entered bloodstream and caused fat-embolism which left me comatose for 10 days and gave me smallish blindspot in right eye. Leg break complicated by virulent infection (open fracture) which destroyed sciatic nerve. Trainee nurse observing operating team in theatre lost count at 200 stitches as they tried to piece my face back together. Advised by docs to abandon physical sports and consider archery. Since then have played rugby, done half marathons, been clocked at 12.2 seconds for 100m (PB was 10.8 pre accident) and skied my arse off. Life's too short to look backwards. And chicks dig scars! ------------- English Dave http://www.ballyholme.com - Ballyholme Yacht Club (You'd think I'd be better at it by now) Hurricane 5.9 SX RS700 |
Posted By: English Dave
Date Posted: 16 Oct 07 at 3:43pm
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Yeah, but the maxillo-facial team did a pretty good job. It'd be a shame to ruin their handiwork! ------------- English Dave http://www.ballyholme.com - Ballyholme Yacht Club (You'd think I'd be better at it by now) Hurricane 5.9 SX RS700 |
Posted By: Villan
Date Posted: 16 Oct 07 at 9:53pm
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Dave .. Thats quite an impressive list! How on earth did that happen? I've had a Laser mast dropped on my head. Kinda tickled. I think my sunnies took the brunt of the impact though ( they were on the top of my head at the time ) Walked sideways into a wall mounted, metal box. Corner of it met the side of my head ... Lots of pain ... Still get small tingles there. Might go get that checked out soon. A few burns here and there from cutting rope, and the hot end meeting skin. Not at the sailing club: Slipped while cycling in the rain, cut my leg open. 2 x 2 inch cuts in my shin .. Bled for a while. Still got marks and it was 6 months ago. Slipped while walking to school .. Stepped off the kerb, found some ice, went AOT. Put my arm out to try and slow the pain .. and *crack* ... Broke my Humorous, bone pushed in and up by about 2 inches ( and was poking me in the ribs) Luckily it didnt break the skin. 6 weeks in a traction cast, 4 weeks of Physio, and being told that it hadnt healed quite straight was a bit annoying. Especially in the runup to my GCSE's. ------------- Vareo - 149 "Secrets" http://www.TandyUKServers.co.uk" rel="nofollow - TandyUK Servers |
Posted By: MRJP BUZZ 585
Date Posted: 16 Oct 07 at 10:40pm
Did you find it funny? ------------- Josh Preater http://www.bu22.co.uk"> BUZZING IS FUN
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Posted By: Villan
Date Posted: 16 Oct 07 at 10:46pm
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That was done to death .. but no, I didnt. Kinda hurt at times ... Sleeping sitting up so the traction would work all the time, slipping down in the night a few times .. and standing up in the morning to feel the bone grating over bone as it slid back down inside the arm ... Not a nice way to start the day! ------------- Vareo - 149 "Secrets" http://www.TandyUKServers.co.uk" rel="nofollow - TandyUK Servers |
Posted By: Merlinboy
Date Posted: 17 Oct 07 at 8:30am
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Isnt Humorous a Dip, made from Chick peas??? ------------- |
Posted By: redback
Date Posted: 17 Oct 07 at 8:57am
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I dislocated a finger whilst falling off a windsurfing on Coniston. It looked horrible when I surfaced as it went sideways at about 110 degrees to straight. I'm not brave but I took a deep breath and pulled it back into place. I tried to finish the race but was shaking too much. I taped it to an a joining finger and tried the second race but it throbed. It was very painfull driving home that evening. |
Posted By: Peter Rhodes
Date Posted: 22 Oct 07 at 11:00pm
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fell off a horse and did that thing you always get told never to do when falling -I put my hand out to stop myself, my wrist was too far out to the side and I landed on my elbow, dislocating it.
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 23 Oct 07 at 5:48pm
The wierdest injury I've had happened during an operation to have wisdom teeth removed...came round from the general anesthetic and my wife drove me home. I had a shower my wife came in and said "whats that" pointing at my todger. I had a (massive ) bruise on it, very dark almost a blood blister, like someone had pinched it. Never found out why as I didn't ask ......and no, not all my injuries are todger related before anyone asks.
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Posted By: BBSCFaithfull
Date Posted: 23 Oct 07 at 5:50pm
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Cracked my head on the temple vang on the 14 i was sailing at the weekend. No major damage. But the corner of it isnt very soft . Now have a cut and lump. Oh well ------------- Greatfully Sponsored By www.allgoodfun.com Int 14 GBR 1503!! |
Posted By: MrBlinky2007
Date Posted: 28 Oct 07 at 5:31pm
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Dislocated my knee doing Judo, In the process of Throwing a Guy when he shifted his weight and caused me to lose balance and fall forward and land with his 15st and my 12 stone on my knee, 8 weeks in a full length cast and another 2 weeks learning to walk again :( Doc's said i should not do active sports, so i started Climbing and never left sailing, and tried snowboarding. Although thats another injury Broke Scaphoide and was in cast for 16 weeks, and i conly got 5 minutes snowboarding :( and 2 weeks of drinking :) and chicks dig casts!!!! ------------- The only you ones have to fear are the people who tell you to be afraid |
Posted By: RyanV49er
Date Posted: 05 Nov 07 at 3:10pm
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Pitchpoled in Palma this spring. Rammed my elbow through our carbon fibre compass bracket and into the mast. Ended up in hospital with a chipped humerous. Basically, it was like hitting your funny bone with a sledge hammer. Went sailing the next day (as it was an event) and suffered in silence. Ok, complaining non-stop... www.visser49erracing.wordpress.com |
Posted By: Laser 173312
Date Posted: 06 Nov 07 at 3:28pm
It's odd how doc's tell you to take more exercise and then complain when you get injured.
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Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 06 Nov 07 at 5:20pm
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Best one was last May: a gust got the boat to gybe and my head was unfortunately on the way, ending up with a very decorative black eye Ah well, these things happen... A few days later, I had to take the little one to the doctor's for a cough/earache. The doc examined my girl and wrote a prescription rather rapidly, then looked at me with concern, gestured towards her own eye and said to me, in a soothing voice: "Do you want to talk about it?" When I explained it was a sailing-related injury, she said she'd believe me. No one in their right mind would try and explain traces of domestic violence like that! Mind you, she didn't see my SECOND black eye of the year, last September. A boat cut me up at the gybe mark and capsized on top of me: black eye, blood and concussion. It was a cracker!
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Posted By: tmoore
Date Posted: 07 Nov 07 at 7:49pm
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fractured a bone in my hand (one thaat goes from wrist to finger). did it whilst playing rugby today one of my friends did his 3weeks ago and its still swollen. i can use my hand etc, just hurts a lot. so will have a few paracenamols before racing this weekend. real bummer though as its my left hand and so changing gear while driving f***ing KILLS is it better to keep moving it to retain ease of movement after its healed or to try and strap it up to keep it still while it heals? ------------- Landlocked in Africa RS300 - 410 Firefly F517 - Nutshell Micro Magic RC yacht - Eclipse |
Posted By: MRJP BUZZ 585
Date Posted: 07 Nov 07 at 8:31pm
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Judging by fingers they normally strap them up so i guess it would be the same???? Disclaimer: I am not a doctor so do not take this as the best medical remedy ------------- Josh Preater http://www.bu22.co.uk"> BUZZING IS FUN
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Posted By: tmoore
Date Posted: 07 Nov 07 at 8:34pm
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but whats the point in strapping up my hand? the bone in question doesnt really move unless you grip something tightly which i cant do because its to painfull. it just really hurts and i have pain shooting down my little finger aswell. very odd feeling. ------------- Landlocked in Africa RS300 - 410 Firefly F517 - Nutshell Micro Magic RC yacht - Eclipse |
Posted By: MRJP BUZZ 585
Date Posted: 07 Nov 07 at 8:35pm
------------- Josh Preater http://www.bu22.co.uk"> BUZZING IS FUN
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Posted By: tmoore
Date Posted: 07 Nov 07 at 8:39pm
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ok, fair enough. would you say try to keep the thumb still as thats near the bone, or the finger? or just the wrist area? or everything? and what to use for strapping as im not going to wait 4hours to see a doctor/nurse type person. would a thick tubigrip be ok? ------------- Landlocked in Africa RS300 - 410 Firefly F517 - Nutshell Micro Magic RC yacht - Eclipse |
Posted By: MRJP BUZZ 585
Date Posted: 07 Nov 07 at 8:42pm
I guess one of those tubi things would probaly help but i dunno really, i expect there are more medically knowledgeable on here ------------- Josh Preater http://www.bu22.co.uk"> BUZZING IS FUN
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Posted By: tmoore
Date Posted: 07 Nov 07 at 8:44pm
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thanks for the help anyway. much appreciated iv put one of those on now. atleast my wrist + hand are nice and warm now anyone a doctor type person here with professional advice? ------------- Landlocked in Africa RS300 - 410 Firefly F517 - Nutshell Micro Magic RC yacht - Eclipse |
Posted By: radixon
Date Posted: 10 Nov 07 at 12:11pm
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Sailing Injury - Apart from all the usual bruises suffered when teaching kids in Mirrors, would have to be cutting my head open on my Laser gunnel in a F6 gusting to an 8 trying to right the damn thing. Ended up abandoning my capsized (stuck in mud) boat to be taken to shore for someone else to rescue my boat! 5 min in A + E and I was glued up. Other injuries - tore my cruiciate (sp) ligament at the age of 7 (same as Gazza) and its bloody painful. ------------- |
Posted By: Yachting4
Date Posted: 15 Nov 07 at 12:30am
| i can only say i broke my right arm when i tripped and landed hard on concrete |
Posted By: laserboy
Date Posted: 15 Nov 07 at 7:58pm
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last time i went to italy skiing i dislocated my shoulder on a baby slope going over a 1ft high slope. Much to the amusement of my mates |
Posted By: No. 5
Date Posted: 17 Nov 07 at 4:21pm
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I broke my fibula just above my ankle three weeks ago capsizing my Contender. It was rather bad timing as it happened four days before my new lightweight crew, or should I say daughter, arrived. At least I get more time off work than I would with paternity leave. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 17 Nov 07 at 4:42pm
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Belated congratulations No. 5 and I'll raise a glass tonight. I was going to anyway but now I have an excuse
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Posted By: No. 5
Date Posted: 25 Nov 07 at 1:33pm
| Thanks GK |
Posted By: bigwavedave
Date Posted: 25 Nov 07 at 3:51pm
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Had a nice slam skating the new bowl in Crawley last Thursday. Lost it on the oververt and fell eight feet onto my head. The bowl is concrete btw. Ambulance to Redhill hospital because Crawley doesn't have a head trauma unit, 14 hours in hospital, got home on Friday and felt OK, went to bed and slept til Sunday, still off work with a headache worthy of 1000000 pints of Stella, ringing in both ears and my eyes ache. Apparently I have concussion and whiplash. I am going to wear a helmet next time I skate concrete over 6'. ------------- 
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Posted By: friendly_fire
Date Posted: 25 Nov 07 at 4:17pm
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one of my more recent injuries is when i fell of my mountain bike and ripped quite allot of skin off my knee. that really hurt. stopped me sailing for a while. ------------- when chuck norris does a press up, he doesnt lift himself up he pushes the earth down |
Posted By: tmoore
Date Posted: 25 Nov 07 at 4:24pm
fell off the tractor the other day whilst being given a lift down the prom. lots of skin left on the tarmac. still didnt stop me sailing though  ------------- Landlocked in Africa RS300 - 410 Firefly F517 - Nutshell Micro Magic RC yacht - Eclipse |
Posted By: friendly_fire
Date Posted: 26 Nov 07 at 9:07am
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now you are just showing off. i actually went through to bone when i did mine. has anyone got any pics of their injuries? ------------- when chuck norris does a press up, he doesnt lift himself up he pushes the earth down |
Posted By: tmoore
Date Posted: 26 Nov 07 at 6:32pm
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sounds nasty, i was just practising my james bond commando roll. do we really want to see pics??? ------------- Landlocked in Africa RS300 - 410 Firefly F517 - Nutshell Micro Magic RC yacht - Eclipse |
Posted By: friendly_fire
Date Posted: 26 Nov 07 at 11:09pm
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have you ever read fhm. they have a nasty injuries section. i love reading how people got them. maybe a story to go with the pic. we can all rate it on how hardcore the injuris are and how funny the story is. me thinks this is a good idea. ------------- when chuck norris does a press up, he doesnt lift himself up he pushes the earth down |