" A deployed airbag inflates at about 320 km/h. That’s a little faster than most Formula One cars race. This is what hit Bethany’s hamstrings, driving her knees into her face. Her left eye socket and cheekbone were broken, as was her nose. Her jaw was dislocated, a tooth cut through her lower lip and she would lose her spleen. Both feet were broken and compressed, and would eventually end up nearly 2 sizes smaller than they were before the crash. Her left pupil would remain permanently dilated affecting her vision, her hearing would remain altered and her memory would be wiped and rebooted like a faulty computer program. But perhaps the most dangerous injury would be the one her mother was told at the time not to worry about: a brain bleed. "
Was the first responder on a highway accident last summer coming home from an evening shift. It was around 1130pm and 2 vehicles collided head on when approaching a bend in the road. Posted limit was 60km/h from 110. One of vehicles failed to break and over correcting for the sudden curve veered into the oncoming traffic lane (single lane highway). The car at fault had a passenger, a young woman who was not wearing a seatbelt but was slouched down in her seat. She was sitting low enough so that rather than get ejected out of the window the force of the collision wedged her firmly underneath the dash. Her knees had taken the entirety of her weight as well as the force of motion at least 110kmh. I will never forget as I approached the passenger side window looking down at this sleight female, which in different context I would consider the best contortionist in the world. Her arm was snapped and limp at the elbow, face bloodied, and looking down at her legs wedged under the dash both her femurs, about mid thigh, had snapped and were protruding through her jeans. The worst part is she was conscious and looking at me. 911 had been notified and now I just stood beside waiting, knowing there was literally shit all I could do. The frame of the car was mangled and the doors didn't budge, engine parts were scattered along the highway and smoke was coming from what little was left. Turns out the driver was intoxicated and the passenger high. She was air lifted to our nearest major city and the driver ended up at the hospital I work at. The lone victim of the other vehicle got off with a fractured pelvis and ankle, she was wearing her seatbelt and was in a large SUV. Last I heard through the grapevine the femur girl was expected to have a long recovery, but a recovery nonetheless. I will never get those femurs out of my head.
Just wanted to tell my story, thanks for reading. I work as a registered nurse on a trauma/surgery ward and have seen some shit. But a serious shoutout to EMS and paramedics who deal with this stuff daily. It's truly a different animal.
I_Like_Your_Pooper on February 10th, 2020 at 21:55 UTC »
I never want to fuck myself with my own femur. Christ.
ClownfishSoup on February 10th, 2020 at 23:03 UTC »
From another similar accident in Canada;
" A deployed airbag inflates at about 320 km/h. That’s a little faster than most Formula One cars race. This is what hit Bethany’s hamstrings, driving her knees into her face. Her left eye socket and cheekbone were broken, as was her nose. Her jaw was dislocated, a tooth cut through her lower lip and she would lose her spleen. Both feet were broken and compressed, and would eventually end up nearly 2 sizes smaller than they were before the crash. Her left pupil would remain permanently dilated affecting her vision, her hearing would remain altered and her memory would be wiped and rebooted like a faulty computer program. But perhaps the most dangerous injury would be the one her mother was told at the time not to worry about: a brain bleed. "
From this article, https://driving.ca/pontiac/sunfire/auto-news/news/chilling-reminder-not-to-put-your-feet-up-on-the-dashboard
trauma1067 on February 11st, 2020 at 00:50 UTC »
Was the first responder on a highway accident last summer coming home from an evening shift. It was around 1130pm and 2 vehicles collided head on when approaching a bend in the road. Posted limit was 60km/h from 110. One of vehicles failed to break and over correcting for the sudden curve veered into the oncoming traffic lane (single lane highway). The car at fault had a passenger, a young woman who was not wearing a seatbelt but was slouched down in her seat. She was sitting low enough so that rather than get ejected out of the window the force of the collision wedged her firmly underneath the dash. Her knees had taken the entirety of her weight as well as the force of motion at least 110kmh. I will never forget as I approached the passenger side window looking down at this sleight female, which in different context I would consider the best contortionist in the world. Her arm was snapped and limp at the elbow, face bloodied, and looking down at her legs wedged under the dash both her femurs, about mid thigh, had snapped and were protruding through her jeans. The worst part is she was conscious and looking at me. 911 had been notified and now I just stood beside waiting, knowing there was literally shit all I could do. The frame of the car was mangled and the doors didn't budge, engine parts were scattered along the highway and smoke was coming from what little was left. Turns out the driver was intoxicated and the passenger high. She was air lifted to our nearest major city and the driver ended up at the hospital I work at. The lone victim of the other vehicle got off with a fractured pelvis and ankle, she was wearing her seatbelt and was in a large SUV. Last I heard through the grapevine the femur girl was expected to have a long recovery, but a recovery nonetheless. I will never get those femurs out of my head.
Just wanted to tell my story, thanks for reading. I work as a registered nurse on a trauma/surgery ward and have seen some shit. But a serious shoutout to EMS and paramedics who deal with this stuff daily. It's truly a different animal.