Rider Magazine, September 2019
Rider magazine September 2019 cover.
Awesome to see you post an article on responding to accidents (Riding Around, September 2019). I’m on my fourth recertification as a Wilderness First Responder from NOLS, and can’t speak highly enough of the training and the confidence I got in dealing with situations that would have put me into brainlock previously. In addition, I’ve taken a Field Trauma class from John Holschen at Insights Training in Seattle. I want to echo the sentiment of the author but throw up a hand at one potentially serious issue with the article.
At accident scenes I often have to prevent bystanders from simply yanking helmets off downed riders. There’s a very specific technique for removing a helmet (even if it has the easy-off cheekpads), and it’s something every rider should learn. When the author says, ?Many believe you should never remove a motorcyclist’s helmet?,? I have to take issue with what follows. There is a very specific technique to safely remove a helmet without risking a compromised c-spine. If you don’t know that technique, I’d leave the helmet on unless there’s no pulse or respiration (a hand on the chest will let you know about breathing). My wife and I also label our helmets (name, blood type, allergies, ICE contact info, etc.). We carry a small baggie in our riding gear all the time with gloves, an Israeli bandage and a CPR mask, as well as a bigger NOLS-type kit on the...
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