Now that the Adrenaline down has gone away, and I have made sure it was not a dream, I need to vent.
Yesterday at work I received info that one of the new employees had just lost his arm. I thought it was a joke at first, but was told it was not. I asked if 911 had been called and if everything was being taken care of and was told yes. I walked over to the area where It had happened to see what was going on. Everybody was running around with panic on their faces, and it did not seem to be under control. I ran up the stairs (aprox 40') to see if there was anything that needed to be done. as I came around the corner it looked like a scene from a horror movie. The kid was on his back, not in good shape at all. There was only one person with him telling him "everything was going to be ok, and help was on it's way". Everybody else was trying to get the arm on ice. I got down on the floor next to him and applied pressure to his main artery to stop the bleeding. Not a pretty sight or smell. The bleeding mostly stopped and the guy was extremely calm and with it. It seemed like eternity before medics/mediflight arrived. They checked his vitals, and surprisingly they were in check for the situation. They pumped him up with med's and He was flown to a major hospital in the Bay Area, where they were able to re attach his arm. He can move a few fingers, but lost his elbow (now a permanent bent position), muscle and some nerves. Afterward I was told that if the main artery was not pinched, the guy would have bled out before EMS arrived. I am extremely glad that I took Basic Life Support (BLS) classes, and hope to never need to use what I learned, EVER again.
This could have been prevented if lock out tag out had been performed, and the buddy system used. Another employee started a conveyor to track the belt, and the kid (22yrs.) obviously had his arm inside the equipment.
Yesterday at work I received info that one of the new employees had just lost his arm. I thought it was a joke at first, but was told it was not. I asked if 911 had been called and if everything was being taken care of and was told yes. I walked over to the area where It had happened to see what was going on. Everybody was running around with panic on their faces, and it did not seem to be under control. I ran up the stairs (aprox 40') to see if there was anything that needed to be done. as I came around the corner it looked like a scene from a horror movie. The kid was on his back, not in good shape at all. There was only one person with him telling him "everything was going to be ok, and help was on it's way". Everybody else was trying to get the arm on ice. I got down on the floor next to him and applied pressure to his main artery to stop the bleeding. Not a pretty sight or smell. The bleeding mostly stopped and the guy was extremely calm and with it. It seemed like eternity before medics/mediflight arrived. They checked his vitals, and surprisingly they were in check for the situation. They pumped him up with med's and He was flown to a major hospital in the Bay Area, where they were able to re attach his arm. He can move a few fingers, but lost his elbow (now a permanent bent position), muscle and some nerves. Afterward I was told that if the main artery was not pinched, the guy would have bled out before EMS arrived. I am extremely glad that I took Basic Life Support (BLS) classes, and hope to never need to use what I learned, EVER again.
This could have been prevented if lock out tag out had been performed, and the buddy system used. Another employee started a conveyor to track the belt, and the kid (22yrs.) obviously had his arm inside the equipment.
Forgive my ignorance, And not to be insensitive, you said smell