Comments on: How To Treat An Injured Cyclist http://www.cyclingtips.com.au/2009/02/what-to-do-with-an-injured-cyclist/ Cycling Journal Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:02:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: cyclingTips http://www.cyclingtips.com.au/2009/02/what-to-do-with-an-injured-cyclist/comment-page-1/#comment-29032 cyclingTips Thu, 13 Jan 2011 10:56:00 +0000 http://CyclingTipsBlog.com/?p=1703#comment-29032 Thanks Laura. I've corrected this for the time being and will update the article with some more accurate information. Actually, with your advice most of this article is rendered useless. Thanks Laura. I’ve corrected this for the time being and will update the article with some more accurate information. Actually, with your advice most of this article is rendered useless.

]]> By: lauraj http://www.cyclingtips.com.au/2009/02/what-to-do-with-an-injured-cyclist/comment-page-1/#comment-29031 lauraj Thu, 13 Jan 2011 10:42:00 +0000 http://CyclingTipsBlog.com/?p=1703#comment-29031 Hi, I'm an emergency medicine doctor in New Zealand and also a cyclist who has had my share of bike vs cars. If someone has had a crash and can't get up then DO NOT move them. To make the area safe put people up the road diverting traffic. If the injured cyclist has a broken neck but an intact spinal cord, you may cause them to because tetraplegic by moving them. Laura Hi, I’m an emergency medicine doctor in New Zealand and also a cyclist who has had my share of bike vs cars.
If someone has had a crash and can’t get up then DO NOT move them. To make the area safe put people up the road diverting traffic.
If the injured cyclist has a broken neck but an intact spinal cord, you may cause them to because tetraplegic by moving them.
Laura

]]> By: Ben Sartori http://www.cyclingtips.com.au/2009/02/what-to-do-with-an-injured-cyclist/comment-page-1/#comment-28984 Ben Sartori Wed, 12 Jan 2011 03:08:00 +0000 http://CyclingTipsBlog.com/?p=1703#comment-28984 we've been discussing this very topic recently as a result of a decent crash amongst our team. With regards to the ICE number in the phone (which is a great idea), you also need some other backup as in our case, the mobile phone was smashed during the crash. I've seen some of the PRO's on twitter shilling a device in the states called a RoadID, basically like one of those medical braceletts kids used to have in primary school. It has your emergency contact details and can also have other emegergency info like blood type and alergies. Just recieved mine in the mail. might be worth checking out as a backup. we’ve been discussing this very topic recently as a result of a decent crash amongst our team. With regards to the ICE number in the phone (which is a great idea), you also need some other backup as in our case, the mobile phone was smashed during the crash. I’ve seen some of the PRO’s on twitter shilling a device in the states called a RoadID, basically like one of those medical braceletts kids used to have in primary school. It has your emergency contact details and can also have other emegergency info like blood type and alergies. Just recieved mine in the mail. might be worth checking out as a backup.

]]> By: herbsman http://www.cyclingtips.com.au/2009/02/what-to-do-with-an-injured-cyclist/comment-page-1/#comment-28959 herbsman Tue, 11 Jan 2011 08:05:00 +0000 http://CyclingTipsBlog.com/?p=1703#comment-28959 Is it a good idea to move an injured person, considering they may have sustained damage to their spine? Is it a good idea to move an injured person, considering they may have sustained damage to their spine?

]]> By: Bike Injuries http://www.cyclingtips.com.au/2009/02/what-to-do-with-an-injured-cyclist/comment-page-1/#comment-2743 Bike Injuries Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:42:34 +0000 http://CyclingTipsBlog.com/?p=1703#comment-2743 Hey Thanks buddy you have mentioned great points on how to take care of injured cyclist. If everyone paid attention to what they were doing and showed a little courtesy, people wouldn't be injured or even die on our roads nearly as often. Hey Thanks buddy you have mentioned great points on how to take care of injured cyclist. If everyone paid attention to what they were doing and showed a little courtesy, people wouldn’t be injured or even die on our roads nearly as often.

]]> By: Bike Injuries http://www.cyclingtips.com.au/2009/02/what-to-do-with-an-injured-cyclist/comment-page-1/#comment-17874 Bike Injuries Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:42:00 +0000 http://CyclingTipsBlog.com/?p=1703#comment-17874 Hey Thanks buddy you have mentioned great points on how to take care of injured cyclist. If everyone paid attention to what they were doing and showed a little courtesy, people wouldn't be injured or even die on our roads nearly as often. Hey Thanks buddy you have mentioned great points on how to take care of injured cyclist. If everyone paid attention to what they were doing and showed a little courtesy, people wouldn’t be injured or even die on our roads nearly as often.

]]> By: cyclingtips http://www.cyclingtips.com.au/2009/02/what-to-do-with-an-injured-cyclist/comment-page-1/#comment-430 cyclingtips Fri, 13 Feb 2009 06:05:54 +0000 http://CyclingTipsBlog.com/?p=1703#comment-430 Thanks Jo. Hopefully someone reading this will know what to do the next time the situation arises. Stuff like this is always put on the backburner and writen off as something you'll never need to know. Also having an ICE number put into your phone in case you're the victim is a good idea. Paramedics are trained to look for this number in your mobile phone http://cyclingtipsblog.com/2008/11/ice/ Thanks Jo. Hopefully someone reading this will know what to do the next time the situation arises. Stuff like this is always put on the backburner and writen off as something you’ll never need to know.

Also having an ICE number put into your phone in case you’re the victim is a good idea. Paramedics are trained to look for this number in your mobile phone

http://cyclingtipsblog.com/2008/11/ice/

]]> By: cyclingtips http://www.cyclingtips.com.au/2009/02/what-to-do-with-an-injured-cyclist/comment-page-1/#comment-17872 cyclingtips Fri, 13 Feb 2009 06:05:00 +0000 http://CyclingTipsBlog.com/?p=1703#comment-17872 Thanks Jo. Hopefully someone reading this will know what to do the next time the situation arises. Stuff like this is always put on the backburner and writen off as something you'll never need to know. Also having an ICE number put into your phone in case you're the victim is a good idea. Paramedics are trained to look for this number in your mobile phone http://cyclingtipsblog.com/2008/11/ice/ Thanks Jo. Hopefully someone reading this will know what to do the next time the situation arises. Stuff like this is always put on the backburner and writen off as something you’ll never need to know.

Also having an ICE number put into your phone in case you’re the victim is a good idea. Paramedics are trained to look for this number in your mobile phone

http://cyclingtipsblog.com/2008/11/ice/

]]> By: cyclingtips http://www.cyclingtips.com.au/2009/02/what-to-do-with-an-injured-cyclist/comment-page-1/#comment-17873 cyclingtips Fri, 13 Feb 2009 06:05:00 +0000 http://CyclingTipsBlog.com/?p=1703#comment-17873 Thanks Jo. Hopefully someone reading this will know what to do the next time the situation arises. Stuff like this is always put on the backburner and writen off as something you'll never need to know. Also having an ICE number put into your phone in case you're the victim is a good idea. Paramedics are trained to look for this number in your mobile phone http://cyclingtipsblog.com/2008/11/ice/ Thanks Jo. Hopefully someone reading this will know what to do the next time the situation arises. Stuff like this is always put on the backburner and writen off as something you’ll never need to know.

Also having an ICE number put into your phone in case you’re the victim is a good idea. Paramedics are trained to look for this number in your mobile phone

http://cyclingtipsblog.com/2008/11/ice/

]]> By: Big Bird http://www.cyclingtips.com.au/2009/02/what-to-do-with-an-injured-cyclist/comment-page-1/#comment-429 Big Bird Fri, 13 Feb 2009 03:47:49 +0000 http://CyclingTipsBlog.com/?p=1703#comment-429 Legs up to her ears! Great wheel to sit on ;-) Legs up to her ears! Great wheel to sit on

;-)

]]> By: Big Bird http://www.cyclingtips.com.au/2009/02/what-to-do-with-an-injured-cyclist/comment-page-1/#comment-17870 Big Bird Fri, 13 Feb 2009 03:47:00 +0000 http://CyclingTipsBlog.com/?p=1703#comment-17870 Legs up to her ears! Great wheel to sit on ;-) Legs up to her ears! Great wheel to sit on

;-)

]]> By: Big Bird http://www.cyclingtips.com.au/2009/02/what-to-do-with-an-injured-cyclist/comment-page-1/#comment-17871 Big Bird Fri, 13 Feb 2009 03:47:00 +0000 http://CyclingTipsBlog.com/?p=1703#comment-17871 Legs up to her ears! Great wheel to sit on ;-) Legs up to her ears! Great wheel to sit on

;-)

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