OZ get together this Spring?

[SteveD]

Mal, you'll have a long night around the fire after the midnight discount. You do know the lack of that melodic guttural harmony of yours will cause the silence to keep us all awake!

I don't think Grants coils will suit the EI as they're for the points version.

[Mal S7]

Mal, you'll have a long night around the fire after the midnight discount. You do know the lack of that melodic guttural harmony of yours will cause the silence to keep us all awake!

I don't think Grants coils will suit the EI as they're for the points version.

Ahh Steve, well my new tunnel style tent for sure will make for a terrific trumpet. Best watch which direction I set up.

I was wondering that about Grants Coils, it does say that but EE works with stock coils, so why wouldn't it work with aftermarket coils designed for points?

Lots and lots a rain here and going away for the weekend so old schtarker will have to wait 'til next weekend for last minute preparations and packing.

cheers

[ME 109]

Lots and lots a rain here and going away for the weekend so old schtarker will have to wait 'til next weekend for last minute preparations and packing.

cheers

Just looked at the rain radar and see your deluge, Mal. Not a good time to be driving or riding east.
See you at the Blue Duck.

[Airbear]

Gidday all,
In the last couple of days I've been doing this on the computer ...



It's a 3D model of a SlashFive headlight bucket. The intention is to get some 3D printed out of a suitable plastic, since they are as rare as rocking horse shit and very expensive. For SlashFive tragics like Mal of Dubbo and myself, getting these things for a reasonable price will be a boon. I still have to research materials and costs, but this sort of technology should be very useful to those afflicted with old motorcycles.

For my own use I'll be scaling up the bucket part by about 4% which will allow me to use a standard, cheap 7" sealed or semi-sealed headlight and inexpensive chinese chrome ring from a CJ750. I'll also model in internal brackets for terminal fittings and the external holes I need to fit the required number of idiot lights and an opening for a voltmeter. And I will fit a Speedhut GPS speedo/tach unit.

I'm still waiting for the 'ears' (the conical tubes with brackets to hold the bucket) that should be arriving any day now. Then I can send the 3D models off to get a quote from a 3D printing service. The software I'm using is called 'Moment of Inspiration', a very elegant and powerful little program, all written by one bloke in the US. The bucket and switch cover that I am modelling from were kindly sent on loan by Renner of ADV, another self-confessed SlashFive tragic. He rides his SlashFive on track days and is running out of buckets to mash up.

[Airbear]

Another matter ...

Three weeks ago Doug of Yackandandah (Dougal here) hit a 'roo on the Tunnel Road near Holbrook. His 1200GS somersaulted and Doug landed heavily. He suffered broken ribs, a ruptured spleen and damaged liver, fractures around the eye socket and upper jaw along with brain swelling and other usual road trauma.

He was riding with 5 others, all of whom saw the accident. One rider headed off a few kms to get mobile reception and the ambos arrived from Holbrook about 40 mins later. Doug was choppered off to Canberra in an induced coma, with things looking pretty grim. Almost immediately he contracted 'hospital pneumonia' (what the fuck is that?) and this continues to be a complication. Doug's partner has been sending daily reports via text and now his condition is looking more positive. He is just out of ICU after 19 days - maxillofacial surgery two days ago - and has done a bit of walking now with help from physios. His mental capacity is still in question - post traumatic amnesia notwithstanding.

I'm posting this as a sort of warning to all of us. Y'know, have fun but keep it safe, eh?. This incident has me thinking about how unprepared I would be to give decent first aid in similar circumstances. Perhaps SteveD could give us a bit of guidance - a broken human tech day sort of thing.

Let's hope Doug makes a speedy recovery.

[SteveD]

Yeowch...is that Doug the architect? Sounds like he's on the mend thank goodness. Horrible to read though Charlie, but thanks for the heads up.

Hospital pneumonia, or hospital acquired pneumonia (hap) or ventilator acquired pneumonia (vap) are those that are contracted in hospital or whilst on a ventilator (aka respirator or life support). The bugs in hospital are easily identified against community acquired pneumonia bugs as they tend to be the more resistant types. Those bugs will likely be known as the common hap/vap infections for that hospital. The bugs are more resistant to antibiotics because they've been exposed along the way and developed the resistance. Consequentially the antibiotics used are bazooka strength.

First aid is as simple as SABC...safety, airway, breathing, circulation. Yeah, I know, not so simple by the side of the road so something like a first aid course to help settle the direction you'd require when faced with such a scenario is a great idea. In this instance a mobile phone is a life saver.

First aid courses usually teach stuff like accident site surveillance, prioritising if multiple casualties, SABC, CPR, primary survey of the casualty, RICE (rest, ice, compression, elevation) etc...
Specifically for motorcycle crashes there's also neck and back management and knowing how to safely remove a helmet. There's splinting #'s too.

Help is mandatory. The mobile phone is invaluable. Sounds like the 4 co-riders did ok. It's all a bit reminescent of Pete and the injuries similar to Craig Vetter...

Once in rehab recovery tends to escalate. Dougal is almost at the 22 day mark and already at rehab. After that accident, he's doing well. I sure hope that continues to improve. Best wishes to him.

[Airbear]

Thanks for the info, Steve. Yes, Doug the architect. I had caught up with him for lunch the day before the ride. He was so happy about the prospect of taking a bunch of friends from Melbourne around our local roads. A couple of days after Doug's accident our MC club notified us of a 'First Aid for Motorcyclists: Accident Scene Training' course being held in Wodonga.

http://www.firstaidformotorcyclists.com.au/

Unfortunately it was quickly sold out, but it's something I'd like to do. I've put a reasonable first aid kit together - enough to be able to deal with some decent wounds but it's 50 years since I had CPR training.

[Bamboo812]

Charlie, here's a PDF on what to do when arriving at the scene of an accident. Worth a read: http://www.youmustbetrippin.com/wp-cont ... 20Site.pdf

[SteveD]

I don't think Grants coils will suit the EI as they're for the points version.[/color]

I was wondering that about Grants Coils, it does say that but EE works with stock coils, so why wouldn't it work with aftermarket coils designed for points?

Could that be the problem? The stock coils have eventually caused an issue with the EI? What does Boyer recommend?

[SteveD]

That course looks to cover it Charlie. It would be well worth it. Fantastic to see them booked out too.

CPR hasn't changed too much. The emphasis now is on compression depth (one third of chest depth), rate (100 per minute), and no interruptions to cpr. If you were a single operator, I wouldn't get too hung up on the ratios either. Compress as well as you can and give an occasional breath when you can.

COMPRESSION VENTILATION RATIO
Current consensus is that a universal compression-ventilation ratio of 30:2 (30 compressions followed by two ventilations) is recommended for all ages regardless of the numbers of rescuers present.6,7 Compressions must be paused to allow for ventilations.
No human evidence has identified an optimal compression-ventilation ratio for CPR in victims of any age.6,7,8 [LOE III-2, III-3, IV, extrapolated evidence]

Find the spot lower half of the chest, compress with release between compressions at a rate of 100. Ime, that is very tiring for the operator, and compressions lose efficiency and effectiveness after about 60 seconds. It is surprisingly hard to sustain. The guidelines recommend an operator change every 2 minutes and that changeover should be done with minimal delay. We use a short count down between operators, the new one ready to compress immediately 5,4,3,2,1..you're on. Time is watched, efficiency is watched. We have the advantage sometimes of direct arterial blood pressure monitoring so can see the effect of each compression on the bp waveform on the monitor.

If you feel crepitus (bone crunch, sternum to rib) during cpr, take that as a sign of efficient cpr. Keep going.

Here's the Oz resus guideline page...http://resus.org.au/guidelines/ Worth a read occasionally. It shows the gold standards taught here in Oz up to and including advanced life support. All first aid courses and hospital based training programs use these as their teaching guidelines.