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Old 19th Mar 2015, 21:48
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mary meagher
 
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Any parent has experienced accidents when the kids are growing up. You don't scream and shout and run about. You get calm and quiet and assess the injury...does the kid need a doctor or the hospital? Then into the car and off to the hospital PDQ without waiting for a second opinion....this was way out in the countryside.

While organising trips for our Oxford Ice Skating Club, we would take a couple of coaches to Solihull, Southampton, or Bristol. Ice hurts if you fall over. I grew quite skilled being able to tell from the look on his face whether or not we had to stop at the hospital!

Same thing when a good friend hurt his back in a glider, you could tell by the look on his face better not to move him. These days we require impact cushions in the gliders, it makes quite a difference to have this protection installed and nobody should fly without making sure the impact cushion is in place. An ounce of prevention...
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