Re:Driver hits woman in S.F., then Cruise driverless car run...
by mindcrime on Tuesday October 03, 2023 @12:14PM
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if a human had been driving they could have moved the car to stop pinning the victim
FWIW, that's not necessarily better. In some cases, when suffering a crushing injury, it's best to leave the crushing weight in place until EMS personnel arrive and can transition immediately from "removing the weight" to "corresponding intervention". You can see a bit of the discussion around what goes into treating "crush" type injuries here:
FWIW, that's not necessarily better. In some cases, when suffering a crushing injury, it's best to leave the crushing weight in place until EMS personnel arrive and can transition immediately from "removing the weight" to "corresponding intervention". You can see a bit of the discussion around what goes into treating "crush" type injuries here:
https://www.ems1.com/patient-handling/articles/4-things-ems-...
Also, as others have pointed out, it's probably best to lift the car off the patient as opposed to running them over with the wheels a second time.