Too Late: After the Accident – Helmet Removal
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04-17-2012, 08:46 AM
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04-17-2012, 08:50 AM
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I agree with this 100% and it is something to be aware of, however, how do we make sure we can communicate this to the "good samaritan" or whoever may come across us after something happens?
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04-17-2012, 09:04 AM
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When it comes to helmets I'm pretty neutral, and I'm not posting this to start any crap about helmets. This is just something I've never thought about and I want to share this information; it was posted by a prominent attorney who focuses on medical malpractice, personal injury, auto and truck accidents, insurance bad faith and strategic business planning.
Too Late: After the Accident – Helmet Removal:
You may survive a motorcycle accident without permanent head or neck injury, but can you survive the good intentions of a first responder trying to remove your helmet? As a motorcycle accident attorney, I’d like you to be aware it is TOO LATE to learn how to remove a helmet after an accident.
What you need to know:
*Most riders have no idea how to deal with the helmet after an accident. LEARN.
*The first responder may not be qualified to remove your helmet.
*Leave the helmet on unless there is an airway obstruction.
*EMTs are trained on helmet removal. Wait for an EMT unless there is an airway obstruction.
*Helmets protect the head, not the neck. Neck injuries paralyze.
*Removal of the helmet is a two-person job even with trained EMTs.
*EMTs have special techniques, procedures and devices for removing helmets.
*Helmet removal, after an accident, is a clinical/medical judgment. Wait for a trained EMT.
As an accident attorney, I know that helmets protect motorcycle riders and are now used by skiers, kayakers, bicyclists, bull riders, equestrians, as well as football players and the military. Helmets prevent head injuries, but create another risk: a risk of cervical spine injury when improperly removed after an accident. Knowledge on helmet removal may prevent permanent spine injury for yourself, or for someone you are assisting after an accident.
~ Vernon Goodsell
Too Late: After the Accident – Helmet Removal:
You may survive a motorcycle accident without permanent head or neck injury, but can you survive the good intentions of a first responder trying to remove your helmet? As a motorcycle accident attorney, I’d like you to be aware it is TOO LATE to learn how to remove a helmet after an accident.
What you need to know:
*Most riders have no idea how to deal with the helmet after an accident. LEARN.
*The first responder may not be qualified to remove your helmet.
*Leave the helmet on unless there is an airway obstruction.
*EMTs are trained on helmet removal. Wait for an EMT unless there is an airway obstruction.
*Helmets protect the head, not the neck. Neck injuries paralyze.
*Removal of the helmet is a two-person job even with trained EMTs.
*EMTs have special techniques, procedures and devices for removing helmets.
*Helmet removal, after an accident, is a clinical/medical judgment. Wait for a trained EMT.
As an accident attorney, I know that helmets protect motorcycle riders and are now used by skiers, kayakers, bicyclists, bull riders, equestrians, as well as football players and the military. Helmets prevent head injuries, but create another risk: a risk of cervical spine injury when improperly removed after an accident. Knowledge on helmet removal may prevent permanent spine injury for yourself, or for someone you are assisting after an accident.
~ Vernon Goodsell
#7
04-17-2012, 09:07 AM
Looks like another government regulation in the works! Big orange sticker on the helmet instructing how to remove a helmet in case of an accident!
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#9
04-17-2012, 09:08 AM
I am a NYS certified Accident Victim Extrication Technician and former EMT with my local fire Dept. All our EMT's and first responders are trained to remove helmets from motorcycle accident victims. If your not trained leave it on. The arriving med techs will be trained! Years ago there was a team of Doctors that gave away big bright yellow stickers for your helmet with the warning "Avoid paralysis and spinal injury: do not remove helmet if you are not trained to do so". I had these on my old helmets for years. Wish I could find them now for my new helmets.
#10
04-17-2012, 09:09 AM
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The danger is if there is a neck fracture. Moving the head to remove a helmet could worsen the fracture and perhaps sever the spinal nerve. This is why they attach you to a back board.