Breaking: Explosion at Boston Marathon [2 dead, many injured] - Polidicks

Its some meme thing. I dont understand it.

[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;40297503]He's not dressed as a runner and doesn't have a number tag on him in the picture. My guess is he was a spectator.[/QUOTE] Yeah his clothing was what made me assume he was a spectator, but I've been to races were people wear similar clothes with the number simple pinned on. So I wasn't sure.

[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;40297519]Hope all of the 17 in critical condition make it [editline]15th April 2013[/editline] What exactly is the importance of the duck?[/QUOTE] My guess its an advice animal, except it gives you real advice?

[QUOTE=OvB;40297494]He was a spectator, yes. More pictures of him here: [url]http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=072_1366065507[/url] (Extremely graphic)[/QUOTE] You know what bothers me about this. The person taking the photos. I see a guy, lying on the ground, no legs, and a guy just holding a camera clicking away. Anyone can put on a tourniquet, which can save a life easily.

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[QUOTE=ScoutKing;40297543]You know what bothers me about this. The person taking the photos. I see a guy, lying on the ground, no legs, and a guy just holding a camera clicking away. Anyone can put on a tourniquet, which can save a life easily.[/QUOTE] With all the help they had available, someone had to do it. Without photos, how will we be able to remember and chronicle such events if there is no visual record of it? I'm not saying you're wrong, I just see it a different way.

Apparently the explosives had ball bearings set up to be shot out horizontally at leg level Holy fuck

[QUOTE=zombojoe;40297542]My guess its an advice animal, except it gives you real advice?[/QUOTE] This came up when I googled advice duck... [url]http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/actual-advice-mallard[/url]

[QUOTE=ScoutKing;40297543]You know what bothers me about this. The person taking the photos. I see a guy, lying on the ground, no legs, and a guy just holding a camera clicking away. Anyone can put on a tourniquet, which can save a life easily.[/QUOTE] If my profession is photographer and I have no medical expertise and there are hundreds of police and medical personnel running about helping along with many civilians as well, I would probably feel the best thing to do is save the images for posterity. [editline]15th April 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=Crash15;40297555]Apparently the explosives had ball bearings set up to be shot out horizontally at leg level Holy fuck[/QUOTE] Source?

[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;40297519]Hope all of the 17 in critical condition make it [editline]15th April 2013[/editline] What exactly is the importance of the duck?[/QUOTE] An image will catch someone's eye faster than a huge block of text or "another status about Boston," if that makes sense.

Wow, my sister really dodged a bullet. Apparently she was planning on spectating today but she got called into work.

[url]http://www.cracked.com/article_20384_the-5-major-cities-most-likely-to-be-spectacularly-destroyed.html?wa_user1=2&wa_user2=Weird+World&wa_user3=article&wa_user4=feature_module[/url] Cracked temporary took down an article that was made in the worst day to post it possible (all article gets posted around 8 am, before the bombings)

[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;40297561] Source?[/QUOTE] I don't know if it's true or not, why I said 'apparently' [url]https://twitter.com/AdamInOakland/status/323974524691415041[/url]

[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;40297561]If my profession is photographer and I have no medical expertise and there are hundreds of police and medical personnel running about helping along with many civilians as well, I would probably feel the best thing to do is save the images for posterity. [editline]15th April 2013[/editline] Source?[/QUOTE] Look back two or three pages, I think someone posted a link about it.

[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;40297561]If my profession is photographer and I have no medical expertise and there are hundreds of police and medical personnel running about helping along with many civilians as well, I would probably feel the best thing to do is save the images for posterity.[/QUOTE] Funny thing is, there are not enough medical professionals running around, but there are enough amateur photographers, and if you're in the thick of it, you put the camera down, and start doing what you can do, or GTFO.

My marine friend's girlfriend lives in Boston. Fortunately, she was a mile away from the explosion, although she did hear it. I guesstimate that my friend's first words when he hears about this news will be/were "Oh shit". The worst part, by far, is the not knowing, especially since they shut down cell service to prevent remote bombings. My friend had to be worried about her.

[QUOTE=ScoutKing;40297591]Funny thing is, there are not enough medical professionals running around, but there are enough amateur photographers, and if you're in the thick of it, you put the camera down, and start doing what you can do, or GTFO.[/QUOTE] You could even use the camera strap as a tourniquet.

[QUOTE=ScoutKing;40297543]You know what bothers me about this. The person taking the photos. I see a guy, lying on the ground, no legs, and a guy just holding a camera clicking away. Anyone can put on a tourniquet, which can save a life easily.[/QUOTE] If you have no medical expertise you shouldn't be trying to play doctor unless there's absolutely no help around. Which there were plenty of medical staff and police officers around giving out aid already.

[QUOTE=Kartoffel;40297595]My marine friend's girlfriend lives in Boston. Fortunately, she was a mile away from the explosion, although she did hear it. I guesstimate that my friend's first words when he hears about this news will be/were "Oh shit". The worst part, by far, is the not knowing, especially since they shut down cell service to prevent remote bombings. My friend had to be worried about her.[/QUOTE] Verizon and I think it was Sprint both denied shutting down service.

[QUOTE=ilikecorn;40297593]Actually amputation of limbs is easier to repair than injuries to the trunk. When arteries are damaged they retract into the body, thus causing blood loss to be reduced, there is less to do when limbs are amputated, as opposed to slicing open a persons trunk, and rooting around for shrapnel/broken vessels. I have a high suspicion that if the medical staff are remotely competent, he'll survive.[/QUOTE] once bleeding is under control, shock becomes the big danger of death.

[QUOTE=OvB;40297494]He was a spectator, yes. More pictures of him here: [url]http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=072_1366065507[/url] (Extremely graphic)[/QUOTE] Oh god is that his foot I see down to the bottom left on the second picture? I'm feeling woozy... I should probably just lay down, this is actually getting a bit much now...

[QUOTE=OvB;40297494]He was a spectator, yes. More pictures of him here: [url]http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=072_1366065507[/url] (Extremely graphic)[/QUOTE] God that's horrible....

[QUOTE=ilikecorn;40297619]Anyone can save a life, direct pressure on a wound is the quickest and easiest way to control bleeding. Everyone who's attended school has some form of medical training, even if you don't remember it.[/QUOTE] I didn't receive any medical training at school...

I wish I lived in Boston so I could donate blood. I wish I had that rare blood type too.

[QUOTE=ilikecorn;40297619]Anyone can save a life, direct pressure on a wound is the quickest and easiest way to control bleeding. Everyone who's attended school has some form of medical training, even if you don't remember it.[/QUOTE] Asking the average civilian to hop to giving serious medical aid in a situation like this is fucking ridiculous.

[QUOTE=0FucksGiven;40297600]If you have no medical expertise you shouldn't be trying to play doctor unless there's absolutely no help around. Which there were plenty of medical staff and police officers around giving out aid already.[/QUOTE] Putting a tourniquet on isn't playing doctor. its something they teach you in basic first aid. if there was plenty of aid going around, why was the person the on who the ground the photographer was hovering over, had no tourniquet on?

[QUOTE=0FucksGiven;40297637]Asking the average civilian to hop to giving serious medical aid in a situation like this is fucking ridiculous.[/QUOTE] But really to be unexpected. People do two things: stay and help anyway they can, or they run and hide. We have good samaritan laws in place for a reason

[QUOTE=ilikecorn;40297642]So you don't remember biology? how clotting factors work?[/QUOTE] No, biology was an elective.

[QUOTE=0FucksGiven;40297637]Asking the average civilian to hop to giving serious medical aid in a situation like this is fucking ridiculous.[/QUOTE] Exactly, it's not like they are giving them CPR or the like. Some of these people lost entire limbs; At that point you need an EMT if they are gonna have any real medical hope of surviving the trip to a hospital; not a first aider. I don't mean to say that John or Jane Doe should just stand in horror and do nothing but, realistically there is not a lot they can do medically but a compassionate hand can indeed make a difference one way or the other.

[QUOTE=Brandy92;40297630]I didn't receive any medical training at school...[/QUOTE] i though it was common to know, close a hose with some pressure and it prevents the fluid to come out.