Cam Zink came off the ramp wrong. The result of his crash was due to his huge balls dragging behind him on the takeoff.
Dude is freaking gnarly. So bummed didnt get to watch him ride finals but SO stoked he is ok! Looking forward to next rampage. HEAL UP FAST ZINK!!
I would love to see the Mike Hopkins too...these two guys I think had the worse crashes this year....and amazingly, both walked away with bruises and scratches only... PROPS to these guys, holy crap they are made of different wood....
I'd be in the hospital for months, and I'm decently tough...
Oh wait, no... I'd never in a MILLION YEARS attempt that.
He's my favorite freerider for a reason!
hahahahahaha screw you guys I've seen worse on pinkbike. But the really sad part is: I'm the best in school. got good grades in english. but if you want to to read some stupid: Tooday i destroid mi bak rim wif a wip, becouse i culdnt bring it back! Is that bad enough for you guys!? best greeds from austria!
and exactly where were the medics? femurs can snap like twigs, femoral bleeding, life or death in just 60 seconds. no medics on a high risk landing zone like that? nobody in that clip looked like they had half of a f*ck of a clue what to do with the guy.
what no medics...really, even for practice sessions? maybe Red Bull should invest in better rider support and event safety and have a bit more respect for these guys who risk so much for your couple hours of free online HD entertainment after which you get bored and go eat Cheetos in the basement playing PS3 and cook up a bong. how long before someone is crippled for life, with no health insurance and many $100,000's in medical bills, yet all this possibly avoidable by better event safety and better infrastructure.
yeah rad crash bro, super rowdy radical gnar tits
hate away, y'all so hardcore..........keep drinking the Red Bull kool aid, kids
gnarbar, don't you see the 2 medics there, one with a big emergency supply bag, and the other putting him in a recovery position? He started on his hands and knees in his own strength holding his own head up, then got helped into a recovery position. You got to see 5 seconds after the crash and you think you know how the response was handled? Rant away if it makes you feel good, but the reality is you don't know what went on at all.
The first guy to reach Zink, within five seconds of him coming to a stop, wearing blue... that's the medic. Maybe you're the one who needs to take a break from the bong hits
- one guy "ambles" towards the patient like it's NBD - randoms are all over the place crowding things and nobody gets them out of the way - there's no c-spine control - no helmet removal process - recovery position isn't suitable for a crash like that
but hey whatever....oftentimes people who've broken their neck in the C's don't even know it's happened and the wrong movement of just 1/2" is all it takes for more severe and permanent damage. even if the patient says they're all good bro and things are cool it should never be taken for granted or accepted, and doing nothing is just as bad as doing the wrong thing in a situation like that
my apologies for actually giving a shit about rider safety
It's not that you're "giving a shit", it's that you're incorrect.
C-spine would have been helpful, as a medic I would have wanted to do that immediately. What you're forgetting is patient consent though, if the patient refuses it, you can't force it on them. If he says "I'm fine, I don't want it" you advise, but you can't force it.
As for "ambling", no medic sprints at a call, it doesn't save any significant time and it's a safety risk. He responded plenty fast enough
very good point Twitcho re. consent, and it's hard to judge without knowing all the facts but it just looks like a total shit show to me and could go downhill fast in so many ways it's scary
What's trolling about that? Taking a helmet off someone with possible spinal injuries will do more harm than good. I don't see how that's a "complete and utter fail" at all...? For the same reason you cut someone's trousers off with scissors if they have a broken leg, you'd use a dremel to remove a helmet. Not sure if medics would have them in their bag. Sorry if I caused offence...
Nah dude. We take the helmet off because you can't get a cervical collar on the patient a d you can't immobilize them on a backboard with a helmet. If you take the helmet off carefully while another person reaches in and stabilizes c spine it's not that dangerous, and it's a lot safer than transporting someone to hospital with a neck injury that isn't secured
i love the scene here as he recieves no medical care people rush around to get closer looks with cameras no one can get the damn dog off him and his gf is guna drop from panic .. total cluster fuck and why the f isnt someone with proper medical training by the huge jump when people take it the dude with a fire shirt on looked like he had no idea wtf to do besides touch him in spots and move him about oh this hurts ... i bet ... lol classic . rant done.
This is what a first responder is supposed to do. With out examining the patient for what hurts, like feeling for swelling in the abdomen it is impossible to triage a patient and figure out what trauma has occurred. I am sure all the first responders here are well trained. These guys work really hard to save lives (and many are volunteers) and have certain protocol they must follow so that every patient is assessed quickly and accurately. Please, give first responders credit. They have the training to save your (and others) butts.
HisShadow...see my points further up the page...no point trying to argue with folk about this shitshow. so many fails on so many levels with how this incident was handled.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCHQzk2okoc&feature=related
Answer: His balls.
Impressed by the response of the boxer dog too
Is that bad enough for you guys!?
best greeds from austria!
what no medics...really, even for practice sessions? maybe Red Bull should invest in better rider support and event safety and have a bit more respect for these guys who risk so much for your couple hours of free online HD entertainment after which you get bored and go eat Cheetos in the basement playing PS3 and cook up a bong. how long before someone is crippled for life, with no health insurance and many $100,000's in medical bills, yet all this possibly avoidable by better event safety and better infrastructure.
yeah rad crash bro, super rowdy radical gnar tits
hate away, y'all so hardcore..........keep drinking the Red Bull kool aid, kids
Now watch the video, one hops on the radio while the other checks down his vertebrae.
- one guy "ambles" towards the patient like it's NBD
- randoms are all over the place crowding things and nobody gets them out of the way
- there's no c-spine control
- no helmet removal process
- recovery position isn't suitable for a crash like that
but hey whatever....oftentimes people who've broken their neck in the C's don't even know it's happened and the wrong movement of just 1/2" is all it takes for more severe and permanent damage. even if the patient says they're all good bro and things are cool it should never be taken for granted or accepted, and doing nothing is just as bad as doing the wrong thing in a situation like that
my apologies for actually giving a shit about rider safety
C-spine would have been helpful, as a medic I would have wanted to do that immediately. What you're forgetting is patient consent though, if the patient refuses it, you can't force it on them. If he says "I'm fine, I don't want it" you advise, but you can't force it.
As for "ambling", no medic sprints at a call, it doesn't save any significant time and it's a safety risk. He responded plenty fast enough
Sorry if I caused offence...