I am a paramedic and have seen a fair share of trauma.
But around 15 years ago I saw someone take a fall that by all accounts and all probability should have killed said person.
And I mean I literally saw that guy faceplant 15 meters directly onto the pavement, hitting the pavement with his skull first.
And I don’t mean something like “in a rush of Adrenaline he walked it off for two minutes and then died”.
Nope. We took him in as a full trauma call. Besides the laceration on the forehead there was zero injury. The hospital did a full body CT scan, did MRIs of the most endangered areas.
Nothing. Absolutely fucking nothing.
Just to make it clear, I am by no means calling you a liar and I don’t mean to be rude, I would just like to ask some questions that you don’t need to answer if you dont want to. Just ignore my reply if that’s the case.
Are you sure you’ve seen them fall yourself?
Was the first impact really only their head/face (no hands bracing for impact)?
How old was the person and how much did they weigh roughly?
Edit: The only explanation I could come up with myself is that the spine as well as the skull was taken to it’s absolute limits absorbing the impact and some very lucky genetics. They must have landed in the most “optimal” position, too.
Yeah, saw the fall myself in full length.
So did around 12 firies and my partner. (We were called for a person planning to jump, he jumped just when we left the truck)
I see if I can find a news article of it - we made the news with it back then.
Patient was fairly skinny and fairly young. But with that height that normally wouldn’t matter. Neither would bracing hands or anything make a difference.
And your doubt is very much indicated - I wouldn’t believe that storx myself if someone told me about it. That’s why I don’t repeat it in a non-anonymous context anymore…bad for my professional credibility.
Even if you discount the whole bone situation the impact normay would have at least caused a intracerebral/subarachnoid haemorrhage…or ruptured the fucking aorta.
Etc. Etc.
I have no idea where the kinetic energy went. It has to go somewhere.
My theory (that is absolutely real and not ridiculous in any way) is that the energy was diverted into launching his shoes back to the height he jumped from.
Thanks for your answer. No need to look up any evidence for me, I genuinely believe you. Also I am just some random dumbass on the internet. I thought maybe you were misremembering details, because it was so long ago, but if so many people saw it there’s no doubt about it.
No worries, mate. No hard feelings. As I said - and this is what bothers me. I have no logical explanation and I am really a die hard evidence based medicine practitioner. That’s why it bothers me so much.
I am a paramedic and have seen a fair share of trauma. But around 15 years ago I saw someone take a fall that by all accounts and all probability should have killed said person. And I mean I literally saw that guy faceplant 15 meters directly onto the pavement, hitting the pavement with his skull first.
And I don’t mean something like “in a rush of Adrenaline he walked it off for two minutes and then died”. Nope. We took him in as a full trauma call. Besides the laceration on the forehead there was zero injury. The hospital did a full body CT scan, did MRIs of the most endangered areas. Nothing. Absolutely fucking nothing.
I have no idea, to this day, how that happened.
Just to make it clear, I am by no means calling you a liar and I don’t mean to be rude, I would just like to ask some questions that you don’t need to answer if you dont want to. Just ignore my reply if that’s the case.
Are you sure you’ve seen them fall yourself?
Was the first impact really only their head/face (no hands bracing for impact)?
How old was the person and how much did they weigh roughly?
Edit: The only explanation I could come up with myself is that the spine as well as the skull was taken to it’s absolute limits absorbing the impact and some very lucky genetics. They must have landed in the most “optimal” position, too.
Yeah, saw the fall myself in full length. So did around 12 firies and my partner. (We were called for a person planning to jump, he jumped just when we left the truck) I see if I can find a news article of it - we made the news with it back then. Patient was fairly skinny and fairly young. But with that height that normally wouldn’t matter. Neither would bracing hands or anything make a difference.
And your doubt is very much indicated - I wouldn’t believe that storx myself if someone told me about it. That’s why I don’t repeat it in a non-anonymous context anymore…bad for my professional credibility. Even if you discount the whole bone situation the impact normay would have at least caused a intracerebral/subarachnoid haemorrhage…or ruptured the fucking aorta. Etc. Etc. I have no idea where the kinetic energy went. It has to go somewhere.
I have one question, did his shoes fly off?
My theory (that is absolutely real and not ridiculous in any way) is that the energy was diverted into launching his shoes back to the height he jumped from.
Haha, good point,I don’t know if he even had them on. He was pretty deranged and not fully clothed.
They jumped at the ground and missed.
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Thanks for your answer. No need to look up any evidence for me, I genuinely believe you. Also I am just some random dumbass on the internet. I thought maybe you were misremembering details, because it was so long ago, but if so many people saw it there’s no doubt about it.
No worries, mate. No hard feelings. As I said - and this is what bothers me. I have no logical explanation and I am really a die hard evidence based medicine practitioner. That’s why it bothers me so much.