Selfish Tw*ts

[northwest]

What words can you fit on your cast?

This could prove interesting and I think the base for a good competition.

 

[Turbo]

Doing first aid training in the far east, we are basically told not to get involved unless it’s family or a good friend. If you help a total stranger there’s every chance you’ll end up with their hospital bill, or should they die, you might well get blamed. I’ve seen it happen more than once.


Not big enough to fit all my problems on.

In Thailand most people will not get involved in treating an rta injured person and if you are a farang (foreigner) definitely don't get involved.
When the police arrive you will get blamed for the accident and will have to pay for both the vehicle and human damage.
I have not come across an rta in Thailand but I wouldn't hesitate to render first aid in a life or death situation.

 

[Robotstar5]

This could prove interesting and I think the base for a good competition.

OK, I'll start with the obvious "Casty McCastface"

 

[Morrisman]

In Thailand most people will not get involved in treating an rta injured person and if you are a farang (foreigner) definitely don't get involved.
When the police arrive you will get blamed for the accident and will have to pay for both the vehicle and human damage.
I have not come across an rta in Thailand but I wouldn't hesitate to render first aid in a life or death situation.

Yep, I lived in Phuket for a year and this happened to a bar owner friend. He saw two girls have a major crash on a bike, and got a Tuktuk to take them to hospital.

A week later the girls turned up at his bar, bandaged and stitched up, demanding he pay all their hospital bills. Cops got involved, it got messy, there’s a strange mentality about such things over there.

 

[Wedg1e]

My tattoo said Llandudno when it was done. Now it says Ludo on a warm day.

I was going to have that other Welsh railway station tattooed on mine.

Couldn't remember how many L's in Rhyl

[Edit] or how many O's in tattoo, it seems.

 

[Bki26]

The worrying problem I have is that if I am rendered unconscious in any sort of incident people would naturally lay me on my back, where I can’t breathe.
I have a DNR but it’s in my jacket pocket, with DNR written on the pocket, so there’s a chance I’d die from asphyxiation while I was actually not hurt.

Need one of those inflatable spine protectors so it's impossible for you to lay flat on your back, like trying to balance a triangle on the point.

 

[Melvyn Best]

Late 70s when the M11/A14 was being built right outside our front door I was dropped off around 11pm and had just walked into our house when I heard a crash so went out side to find a van on its side but nobody in it but as a car went past I saw a pair of legs , they were under the van and I had seen them through a window in the OS of the van . By this time traffic had stopped and the van was then rolled back on to its wheels . The drivers head had been dragged along the road with grey matter hanging out , he was obviously dead so I covered his head with a coat from inside the van while we waited for the police to arrive. I heard a woman say “is he dead” she then lifted the coat to look before dropping it and depositing her evening meal over everywhere. Turned out at the inquest the driver was a student at Cambridge uni and had been celebrating his final exam so shouldn’t have been driving , he was driving a Bedford CF van with sliding doors and had hit a temporary barrier between the lanes of traffic with his OS then overcorrected rolling the van which threw him out as the van overturned onto him causing multiple injuries

 

[Keith 66]

Well done to anyone who gets stuck in & helps. I only had to do it the once when a head on crash happened a quarter mile in front. Old boy had passed out & veered across into the other lane, Worst bit was the other car had 4 people in it plus a little girl, she wasnt strapped in & sustained a fractured skull, unfortunately the uninjured passengers had made her injuries worse by picking her up & running with her a hundred yards to a nearby school before anyone got there,There was an off duty fireman in front of me so i assisted him until the ambulance came.. Strange thing was i couldnt get the smell of hot oil & smashed aluminium out of my nose for days.
Another incident of major stupidity was when an old boy down the club had a stroke, he was sitting on a bench, left side gone floppy & face sagging on that side, Several other old farts milling about, "He will be fine in a minute", Then one of them produces his nitro pills, "He needs one of these He will be fine". I had to shout at the moron to stop him giving the victim one. I phoned the ambulance & they were there very quick.
Told the ambulance man about the nitro pill suggestion & he was not impressed!

 

[addjunkie]

Ive had to be involved in first aid a few times…looking back some folk go onto auto pilot and do it, others go in to auto off mode.
One day I was between wives staying at my old mans place. Tree lined avenue, a popular place to walk from the park, arriving back theres a few folk stood outside the drive. I pulled up couldn't get in the drive. Theres an old guy on the ground, I enquired…whats going on…”We've phoned an ambulance”, between 5 people all they'd managed was to phone an ambulance. Not one had checked he was even breathing, now Im older its quite scary, could be me soon.
I attempted CPR, and after about two or 3 minutes the ambulance arrived and took over. Poor bugger died in hospital that night. He'd apparently walked as he did daily from the old folks home up the road to the shop for his paper.

After he had been removed I went to put my car in the drive, two folk were still stood, in a bit of shock I guess, Mother and daughter 50ish and 20ish. Gave them a lift home, human emotions are funny things!

 

[Porkypine]

The nearest to a 'rescue' I did was donkeys years ago, a place I did work for had a nasty bend in the lane and a verge with big 'ornamental' rocks, people were always hitting them.
..anyway there was a big crash sound one morning and I rushed out to see what was occurring, it was a small car prob a little Honda or Nissan type thing upside down on it's roof in the middle of the road with an old boy of prob 70 ish hanging upside down in the drivers seat !
He seemed to be conscious if a little shocked, and understandably looked quite keen to get the feck out of there. I called for a couple of folk from the site to stand either side of the bend and stop any other vehicles from flying round the corner as they usually would, and proceeded to lever the car door open. Having got the door open I had a quick look at old matey and he was able to speak to me, and apart from a minor cut didn't have any obvious badly broken bits so I promptly unhooked him and dragged him out and clear.
In fact I kind of recognised him from a local garage down the road, anyway he was just about able to stand and with assistance walk the few yards to one of the buildings where he was sat down and no doubt offered a cup of tea etc.
Naturally the 999 mob had been summoned, first to roll up was a single copper who I filled in as to what happened and was fairly satisfied, the fire brigade turned up, eventually, and they were quite shltt'y with me for rescuing the old bloke, my response was that I was no way going to leave him in the car and watch it burn with him in it, which could well be on the cards with an inverted car dripping petrol etc ! I suggested there might be a nude calender they could be better employed posing for
Our fire brigade heros spent the next 20 mins just standing around tut-tutting, I had expected them to do something with the car blocking the road it was a light little car and there was enough of 'em !. In the end I approached the copper who was apparently the only sensible official present and suggested I get the tractor out and we drag the wreck off the road, despite being a lane it was quite well used and was completely blocked.
In the end this is exactly what we did. the road was clear in 10 mins, and most importantly the old boy was seemingly OK (if somewhat shaken.)

I get that sometimes rescuing people from situations could risk doing more harm than good, however you have to make a judgement call

 

[Morrisman]

The nearest to a 'rescue' I did was donkeys years ago, a place I did work for had a nasty bend in the lane and a verge with big 'ornamental' rocks, people were always hitting them.
..anyway there was a big crash sound one morning and I rushed out to see what was occurring, it was a small car prob a little Honda or Nissan type thing upside down on it's roof in the middle of the road with an old boy of prob 70 ish hanging upside down in the drivers seat !
He seemed to be conscious if a little shocked, and understandably looked quite keen to get the feck out of there. I called for a couple of folk from the site to stand either side of the bend and stop any other vehicles from flying round the corner as they usually would, and proceeded to lever the car door open. Having got the door open I had a quick look at old matey and he was able to speak to me, and apart from a minor cut didn't have any obvious badly broken bits so I promptly unhooked him and dragged him out and clear.
In fact I kind of recognised him from a local garage down the road, anyway he was just about able to stand and with assistance walk the few yards to one of the buildings where he was sat down and no doubt offered a cup of tea etc.
Naturally the 999 mob had been summoned, first to roll up was a single copper who I filled in as to what happened and was fairly satisfied, the fire brigade turned up, eventually, and they were quite shltt'y with me for rescuing the old bloke, my response was that I was no way going to leave him in the car and watch it burn with him in it, which could well be on the cards with an inverted car dripping petrol etc ! I suggested there might be a nude calender they could be better employed posing for
Our fire brigade heros spent the next 20 mins just standing around tut-tutting, I had expected them to do something with the car blocking the road it was a light little car and there was enough of 'em !. In the end I approached the copper who was apparently the only sensible official present and suggested I get the tractor out and we drag the wreck off the road, despite being a lane it was quite well used and was completely blocked.
In the end this is exactly what we did. the road was clear in 10 mins, and most importantly the old boy was seemingly OK (if somewhat shaken.)

I get that sometimes rescuing people from situations could risk doing more harm than good, however you have to make a judgement call

I’ve been told that releasing someone from a seat belt, hanging upside down, either in a car or plane, you stand a very good chance of breaking their neck unless you have the strength or people with you lower them carefully.

 

[Morrisman]

Need one of those inflatable spine protectors so it's impossible for you to lay flat on your back, like trying to balance a triangle on the point.

And here’s me thinking that bulge was a cubby hole to keep their sarnies in.

Chances are the ambulance crew would cut the leathers off me anyway.

 

[minimutly]

I’ve been told that releasing someone from a seat belt, hanging upside down, either in a car or plane, you stand a very good chance of breaking their neck unless you have the strength or people with you lower them carefully.

I rolled my mini in the final of the UK Nationals final. Left hanging in my belts, the chief marchal asked me if I was OK, put a hand on my hip to take my weight and hit the buckle. I didn't weigh much then, and was out without a scratch, still
swearing...
(The Paddy Hopkirk tubular seat was bent sideways like a banana).

 

[Bki26]

And here’s me thinking that bulge was a cubby hole to keep their sarnies in.

Chances are the ambulance crew would cut the leathers off me anyway.

It would keep the public from putting you on your back anyway, just having a medical necklace stating to not put you on your back they'll see it when they start to cut you out/check for them.

 

[Porkypine]

I’ve been told that releasing someone from a seat belt, hanging upside down, either in a car or plane, you stand a very good chance of breaking their neck unless you have the strength or people with you lower them carefully.

Obviously I didn't just drop him on his bonce !
He was a fairly slightly build old chap and I got him out as carefully as poss, using common sense he was also able to assist me to a degree, he wasn't unconscious dead weight or owt.
No way I was just leaving him there !

 

[northwest]

he was driving a Bedford CF van with sliding doors

I was driving one of those once, allegedly when the Police pulled me over, apparently he wasn't impressed by the sight of the drivers side (or it might have been passenger side) door careering forward and then continuing on across the roundabout as I braked because I had spotted him. He came over, took one look and went back to his car for a bigger report form, half way back he was called to a major incident at the bottom of the bank so instructed us (my pal and I ) to "Stay put until I get back". Naturally we did nothing of the sort as we were short a bit of paperwork and some other stuff that may have contributed towards a valid MOT certificate. That night that van disappeared into the bottom of a quarry. Least said soonest mended.

 

[Melvyn Best]

I was driving one of those once, allegedly when the Police pulled me over, apparently he wasn't impressed by the sight of the drivers side (or it might have been passenger side) door careering forward and then continuing on across the roundabout as I braked because I had spotted him. He came over, took one look and went back to his car for a bigger report form, half way back he was called to a major incident at the bottom of the bank so instructed us (my pal and I ) to "Stay put until I get back". Naturally we did nothing of the sort as we were short a bit of paperwork and some other stuff that may have contributed towards a valid MOT certificate. That night that van disappeared into the bottom of a quarry. Least said soonest mended.

The driver may have survived had he been wearing a seat belt, the door was ripped off when he hit the temporary barrier. That was the first of 3 fatal accidents outside our front door along with numerous non fatal ones.

 

[northwest]

The driver may have survived had he been wearing a seat belt,

I remember a momentous "off" on the moors one night when night rallies were a thing.. I found myself up an embankment on the roof and hanging from a harness, both my navigator and I hit hard as we pressed the release buttons almost simultaneously. couple of lads watching on another corner saw us go past. sideways and quite correctly calculated we wouldn't make the next corner. Bit of brute force and we were quickly on our wheels again and finished at Leyburn Marketplace I believe, not in the top ten.

 

[Turbo]

I remember a momentous "off" on the moors one night when night rallies were a thing.. I found myself up an embankment on the roof and hanging from a harness, both my navigator and I hit hard as we pressed the release buttons almost simultaneously. couple of lads watching on another corner saw us go past. sideways and quite correctly calculated we wouldn't make the next corner. Bit of brute force and we were quickly on our wheels again and finished at Leyburn Marketplace I believe, not in the top ten.

Back in my stock car racing days I have been upside down more than once.

I was well strapped in and protected. The standard thing to do was stay in the car until it was rolled back on its wheels. If the wheels were still attached you gave it a minute for the oil to settle, started the engine and raced on when they restarted the race.

The alternative was to undo your belts, fall onto the roof and crawl out through the side window onto a muddy gravel track.

 

[Turbo]

Never had to deal with a public rta but have dealt with a few accidents through motorsport marshalling.

Luckily we get a lot of training now to handle these situations and you go into autopilot when it happens. That being said I have had to shout at fellow marshals to either get out of the way or do something to help when they freeze.
Often the best thing is to send them back up the stage out of sight to get them to slow down the next car.

Luckily I've had no fatalities but some serious injuries.

Worst one was on my 2nd motorbike road race. Rider got the wrong line over a jump and landed on the grass verge and went tumbling with his bike.
He was very badly injured, multiple broken bones, damaged organs, etc. Air ambulance worked on him for ages to get him stabilised before taking him away.
I was impressed with the way the bike marshals dealt with the scene, guess they are more used to serious incidents at road racing.
Some of us were sent into the fields to chase away people with camera phones trying to film the incident!

The rescue wagon had a screen that was held around the casualty to give the medics some privacy.

But that incident scared me and I never did another bike event. There is too fine a line between fast racing and going off and if they go off it is going to be serious due to the speeds and not having a car to protect you.

There is a counselling service for anyone that needs it through the msa.