This is the scenario:

A footballer has sustained an injury. The game can’t restart until the injured player has left the pitch. There is a perfectly good stretcher and two fit and healthy stretcher-bearers. The injured man is only two meters from the sideline.

What could go wrong?

Prehospital and retrieval medics please take note…

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Never forget that communication is crucial:

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And remember what Osler said about ‘hurry’:

“Hurry? Never hurry – hurry is the devil. More people are killed by hurry than disease.”
- William Osler

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