Um, no. Everyone was a bit saddened at the time and it never occurred to
me. There seems sometimes to be almost an element of schadenfruede in
case reports of this sort of disaster, and I get a bit uncomfortable
with that.
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Rowley,
This type of case in vanishingly rare - did you write it up?
John Black
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From: Danny McGeehan [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 11 May 2003 23:14
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Subject: Pre-hospital spinal control
wriggling and so on. He
> finally broke away from everyone trying to hold him, sat up, swung his
legs over the side and went to
> stand up. His legs gave way, he collapsed on the floor and was
> paraplegic
from that moment.
>
> Best wishes,
>
>
> Rowley Cottingham
Ah but how can you say it was the movement of the neck. thre is a well
regognised vascular effect and this could have kicked in.
Had a chap once dived into a swimming pool. Came in rigidneck
immobilisation moving finger, good grip etc. 40 mins later could only
abduct shoulders. Neck was not moved. I DW spinal surgeons and told
they commonly see it and due to vascular phenomenon
Cheers
Danny McGeehan
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