Date: 22 Sep 2002 18:44:03 GMT From: davehinznopsamcop.net Subject: Re: Warning about sticking ignition switches in some models
Someone who looks an awful lot like Terje Johan Abrahamsen <spoermegnopsamelig.com> wrote: > <davehinznopsamcop.net> wrote in message > news:amj9hh$6d13o$3nopsam34476.news.dfncis.de... >> People move around a *lot* in car accidents. Especially if they're stupid >> enough to not wear seatbelts. Most of the people we transport weren't, >> I suppose because we don't get called out for injuries as often when >> people have the belts on. Usually the football-shaped (er, sorry, >> "oval-shaped") dent in the windshield is the best indicator if the >> patients were belted. That, and the "I'm not sure" answer when we ask >> them ;) > I have seen a few of those "holes" in the winshield when I have passed > accident scenes. Can you actually ask them anything after that? If you > manage to make a hole in the window, I assumed you wouldn't speak for a > while? Is the skull so sturdy and hard? Well, the bones are pretty hard; the brain gets rattled around a bit (concussion) but that takes a while to swell to the point where it's a big problem. So, yeah, they're usually talking relatively OK at that point. Lots of blood if they actually go *through* the windshield, but that's a very small percentage in my experience, mostly they just hit it with their forehead, and slide downwards. About that time, the steering wheel stops their forward progress. Saab made a film back in the 1980's, called "500 milliseconds" or something along those lines, which shows the mechanics of what's going on with the car, and the people, during a collision. Quite interesting how it all works together. I'd love to see it again; anyone know the correct title? Dave Hinz --
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