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By wearing our vacuum splint, ski pants or ski jacket you are assured of quick self-splinting of a broken leg or arm with the least amount of pain. When a tumble on the slopes leads to a fracture, be prepared with the best possible support.
The Gore-Tex jacket and pants are lined with pockets of
vinyl-coated nylon, molded around the extremities, but pliant enough for active skiing. When the casualty has adopted a position that causes the least pain, the correct button is pressed. A compact, battery-powered, vacuum pump evacuates the correct pockets, forming a snug, vacuum splint within two minutes.
Equip yourself with glamorous ski or baggy snowboarder, first aid fashion to prop up aching bones until qualified help arrives.
Post deployment, a doodler's conception.
http://bz.pair.com/fun/vacuum_splint.html
oooh, stylish. [33Kb image]. Yeah, so it's not a vacuum, exactly. [bristolz, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 21 2004]
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position of least pain may not be the best anatomically correct position? |
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po: As long as its only until you roll yourself down the mountain, it couldn't do that much harm. I think this would be fun just to play with. |
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The use of traction by inexperienced first-aiders has been discouraged lately. Who else can judge the best temporary position? |
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Needs a Threshold-of-Pain Detector |
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...and off goes 'wax to invent one.... |
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he can experiment on me all he likes - I trust the man |
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