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Permalink Reply by Ryan James Johnsrud on July 15, 2011 at 9:19pm

I was even thinking of the larger foam blocks, just type foam pit crash into you tube, there is quite abit out there, but this demostrates sustaining a possible head/neck injury and landing in the pit.

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Permalink Reply by FETC on July 16, 2011 at 12:10pm

Not sure if this is any different than say an extrication of a patient into other entrapment hazards, like mountain climbing and fallen on or into large rocks, fallen down over the embankment into trees, or stuck in mud. The due no harm mentality kicks in. You simply can't unload a foam pit everytime a person claims an injury. There needs to be a good assessment of injury / diability and then weigh the factors involved in the extrication. Dependant on the disability, yes may be we take much longer to unload or remove the hazards to provide the best care. It has to match the possible injury. Sometimes we lean away from the textbook (because it is impossible to do) to get the job done.

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Permalink Reply by Ryan James Johnsrud on July 17, 2011 at 7:46am

Yeah, I think we might just have to line up a training and try it. I've never been in a foam pit, so I have no idea what to expect, but, like you say, we use our experience from other situations and apply them to new ones. It may even be a little bit like water rescue using the patient's arms or your body to stabilize until a backboard can be maneuvered in place.

Thanks for the response! Calls to these incidents aren't very common around here, I wonder if anyone has responded to such an incident?

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