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Hiker turns the tables on his rescuer.....
Posted: Jul 10 2012 1:10 pm
by hikeaz
Hiker awaiting help for broken leg ends up rescuing his rescuer
A hiker stranded by a broken leg in a remote part of California's Shasta-Trinity National Forest acted as a doctor first, and a patient second, when the paramedic who flew in to rescue him last week was struck in the head by a helicopter blade.
Dr. Jeremy Kilburn, an Air Force pulmonologist from Las Vegas, was hiking with a friend in a rugged section of the park near Big Bear Lake when he broke...
http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/ ... is-rescuer
Re: Hiker turns the tables on his rescuer.....
Posted: Jul 10 2012 2:00 pm
by Vaporman
Wow!
Re: Hiker turns the tables on his rescuer.....
Posted: Jul 10 2012 2:03 pm
by kingsnake
Struck in the head by a helicopter blade? Should that not read "acted as priest first, patient second"?
Re: Hiker turns the tables on his rescuer.....
Posted: Jul 10 2012 4:37 pm
by The_Eagle
That's going to leave a mark...
Reminds me of the Vic Morrow accident for those old enough to remember....
Re: Hiker turns the tables on his rescuer.....
Posted: Jul 11 2012 1:39 pm
by Jeffshadows
kingsnake wrote:Struck in the head by a helicopter blade? Should that not read "acted as priest first, patient second"?
Depends on the circumstances. There were several of these incidents in Iraq. Oddly enough, the one guy who had a better outcome was not wearing a helmet and was on a crate of some kind. Best guess was that he got "thrown" more than the others...