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chas  
#1 Posted : 19 October 2015 16:13:54(UTC)
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chas

This is one film clip I felt had to be seen to be believed. It is so comical I did wonder if it was genuine, however it is a good lesson about what not to do for anyone who is expected to carry a stretcher. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34570876
aud  
#2 Posted : 19 October 2015 19:21:12(UTC)
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aud

Reminds me of my RAF days - all female techies were allocated to be "first aiders" during the frequent 'exercises' to become 'war ready'. The duties appeared to be limited to carrying male casualties on the old hefty wooden framed stretchers which were pretty heavy even empty. We (the team of 3 or 4 women) contrived to accidentally keep dropping (softly!) our pretend casualties, if they couldn't be persuaded that they were actually better off being walking wounded, until we were officially advised to 'recruit bystanders' to do the heavy lifting and concentrate on lifesaving tactics. I trained the team then in how to co-ordinate such bystanders in getting casualties onto stretchers using safe and easy techniques (not that intuitive!) and the subsequent team lifting and carrying with 4 bearers as minimum. Never picked up a stretcher again.
biker1  
#3 Posted : 20 October 2015 08:59:54(UTC)
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biker1

Hilariously incompetent. If you hadn't got an injury when these numpties got to you, you would have by the time they'd finished. Or perhaps its a deliberate strategy to discourage feigned injuries and timewasting.
David Bannister  
#4 Posted : 20 October 2015 09:20:10(UTC)
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David Bannister

A bit of that on some of our football pitches may cut down on some of the players antics and less added time.
kenty  
#5 Posted : 20 October 2015 11:07:18(UTC)
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kenty

Should take a leaf out of rugby.... http://www.stuff.co.nz/s...inger-at-rugby-world-cup
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