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Players
from the Women’s Trowbridge Rugby team in England paused their practice
to intervene and help save the lives of people injured in a serious
traffic collision. There are some things we can learn from this August
8th incident, as reported by the Independent.
The Women’s Trowbridge Rugby Team was completing their regular training in a field opposite (SWNS) Photo from: The Independent
A Traffic Collision During Rugby Practice—
A women’s rugby team has been praised after its members used “boot laces as tourniquets” to save four people from a car crash they witnessed.
The Women’s Trowbridge Rugby Team were completing their regular
training in a field opposite when they heard the collision on Wednesday
(8 August) evening.
Rugby Team is Willing to Help—
Rushing to the scene to investigate, they found a
vehicle turned on its side which had been carrying four people—two of
which were just 16. Two had already managed to escape the scene, but the
driver and front passenger were still trapped inside.
With varying injuries, some of which were life-threatening, the team organised en masse to help in a decision that “undoubtedly saved lives.”
Organising the fifteen to twenty-strong team, the players mobilised to “triage the casualties”, constructing a “makeshift tourniquet from their rugby boot laces and players’ shirts” to treat a “catastrophic” bleed one of the passengers had to the arm.
Elsewhere, the players supported the heads of two other
casualties in case of spinal injuries, using foot mats, pieces of carpet
and a duvet to support the passengers and keep them away from the cold
ground.
Emergency Personal Arrive—
When the emergency services arrived, they were
directed to the scene by spotters placed on the main road by the group
and assisted in treating the passengers, “holding IV lines, torches and continuing their reassurance to the casualties.”
“Without their assistance this could have very easily been fatal. It was a fantastic effort by this rugby team in assisting”, Trowbridge Police said.
“It was humbling seeing members of public coming together in order to help out fellow citizens.”
Meanwhile, Trowbridge Senior Ladies praised the group for their bravery, labelling them “heroes.”
“They climbed over a barbed wire fence and crawled
through bushes of stinging nettles to provide lifesaving first aid to
the people in the car”, a statement posted to the club’s Instagram page read. “The team wishes all four people a speedy recovery!”
Some Observations—
The crash easily could have been “fatal” without the team’s efforts, police said (SWNS) Photo: The Independent
Preparing the mind:
First, we shouldn't overlook the ladies' willingness to intervene and
help strangers. Not everyone will pause what they are doing and help a
stranger. At the same time, there are times when we shouldn't get
physically involved in a third party incident. Have you thought about
what it would take for you to intervene in an incident? That's your
choice, and you should have a basic framework for how you decide to
intervene.
We see the team applied an improvised tourniquet made from boot laces
to the injured person's bleeding arm. Based on the article, I don't
know if the tourniquet was absolutely necessary or not. But that's
besides the point, and we will assume that it was a major bleeding
injury requiring more than direct pressure.
We also don't know if the boot laces actually were effective at
stopping the bleeding, if it slowed it down, or had any real effect at
all. Again, we will just take what the reporting says, and presume that
if the lades had not applied the boot laces as an improvised tourniquet,
the patient may have bled to death.
If you've determined what types of incidents you're willing to
involve yourself in, then you should have the best tools to succeed in
those situations. If it's self-defense, consider tools like a firearm,
or less lethal. Here, a medical intervention, you need proper trauma gear.
We see in this case; the team uses an improvised tourniquet we're
assuming worked and was the deciding factor in the patient surviving.
That's a lot of assumptions based on the limited detail. Nevertheless,
it shows that if you don't have proper trauma gear, the NEXT BEST thing is to improvise with what you have.
Improvisation is great, and we should be able to think and problem
solve in the heat of the moment. The problem is when improvisation is
your plan A. So carrying some trauma gear based on the injuries you're
likely to intervene in would be a wise way to prepare for the
unexpected.
Preparing with training:
Thinking about if we are willing to intervene and carrying the right
gear to respond gets us almost there. We need to learn the skills
necessary to apply both the concepts and gear to problem solve the
incident. In this case it seems like the team did well triaging the
patients.
Triage is just a fancy word for prioritizing treatment of casualties based on severity of injury and your ability to treat them.
I'm presuming that the rugby team has dealt with many injured people
suspected of concussions, broken bones or internal injuries. It seems
like this might have helped direct their actions, mainly: “Elsewhere, the players supported the heads of two other casualties in case of spinal injuries”.
If you carry a firearm for self-defense, you owe it to yourself and those around you to train and maintain at least a basic competency
with the firearm. You may do more harm than good if you bring a gun
into a fight and don't know how to both use it in a defensive context
and maintain control during the incident.
For medical interventions like this, training is pretty simple and
straightforward. Not only does Mountain Man Medical sell affordable and
customizable trauma kits, they also provide a free online training course that teaches how to use the gear to triage and treat a patient until EMS arrives.
Closing—
Kudos to the Women’s Trowbridge Rugby team for stepping up and
stepping in to help complete strangers. I presume most people reading
this have an inclination to help and defend those who can't help or
defend themselves. If we are willing to intervene with deadly force to
save someone's life, or pull off the side of the road to help an injured
motorist, shouldn't we also be able to take a moment to hold the door
open for someone, or give a kind word when we see someone hurting? My
point is if we are willing to do the big things to help, how much easier
should it be to do the small things? It's good for them, and it's good
for you too.
A player
with the strength to hit for the fences is something any coach lies
awake at night hoping for. During those intense, close games in late
innings, nothing is better than having your number one power batter step
to the plate with a confident and determined look in his eyes.
While having a few power baters is not necessary to be a winning team, it certainly helps clinch a few of the tighter contests.
Developing
a slugging average in young players can be tough because at this age
many youth ball players typically grab the most comfortable bat…which is
usually also the lightest bat. Sure, it’s easier at first to swing a
light bat much faster than a heavy bat. But getting your players used to
heavier lumber will likely improve your team’s overall performance.
Understanding the optimal bat weight for each player
Choosing
the right bat is a top component to ensuring your player hits for the
fences. However, it can also be the most difficult factor to determine.
According
to research from Penn State University, optimal bat weight depends on
the league in which the player competes. Hmm, well, what if there were a
handy rule of thumb a coach could use? There is! Those great
researchers at PSU have come up with just the equation: For junior
leaguers aged 13 to 17 years, the bat weight in ounces is the player’s
height divided by 3 plus 1.
PSU researcher Terry Bahill even takes this general formula a step further in determining optimal power potential.
Along
with his team, Bahill studied the relationship between bat weight and
bat speed. His data reveal that players are not able to swing heavy bats
as quickly as lighter ones, but the specifics vary considerably from
player to player. The specific bat speed is also determined by the
player’s abilities.
He determined that the measurement of bat
speed among junior leaguers is made clear by a straight-line equation,
also developed by the team at PSU. Now, this equation is for math geeks
and maybe those who take finding the perfect bat weight a bit too
seriously, so don’t be dismayed if you can’t capture the essence of this
equation immediately.
This calculation assumes an average height
and weight of the player, as well as an average pitch speed.
Essentially, it is important to measure your player’s bat swing with a
device like the Bat Chooser. This device is like a radar detector for
your bat. Knowing your player’s bat speed with a given bat is a major
factor in the equation.
Here’s what Terry writes: “[B]atted ball
velocity initially increases as the bat weight increases until the bat
swing speed drops below a certain level after which the batted velocity
begins to decrease again.” The result is choosing a bat that allows your
player to have the optimum bat swing.
So, only by looking at the
more complicated calculation can make choosing the right bat weight
complicated. However, the section “Understanding Bat Weight for Your
Player” simplifies the equation. [this previous sentence is a bit clunky
and awkward…rephrase.]
Calculating the specific optimal bat speed
will never be easy without conducting a full-scale bat velocity test on
your players. However, just follow the more straightforward equation of
the bat weight (in ounces) of the player’s height divided by 3 plus 1.
This will give each player on your team the best bat weight, in turn
most likely leading to a better slugging average for each player and for
your team as a whole.
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