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Originally Posted by taggart
Hmmm...I'd be interested to actually SEE some stats on spinal injuries from carrying SOB. I haven't found any, myself. But then again, I may just not be looking hard enough.  |
Well I was a statistic, so there's one for ya. And that was good enough for me. I got a second chance to learn from my mistake without ending up in a wheelchair! Read Post #10
Just because I didn't end up paralyzed, it was a spinal injury none the less. A flashlight was no different than a gun would have been.
Massad Ayoob IIRC wrote about a LEO who broke his back from landing on his handcuffs carried in that position when he got kicked off a chain link fence chasing a perp and landed on his back.
Oh yeah, I have chronic back pain now so who knows how much of that can be attributed to the prior injury 25 years ago.
My opinion... don't carry there and walk again another day. YMMV
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Sometimes those types of injuries don't make it to the public domain to be looked up by the general public... If you want to do research, I would call the Fraternal Order of Police to see if they have any stats for starters. For me, the stats aren't important. I'm a medic, I KNOW the dangers are real.)
National Fraternal Order of Police: 701 Marriott Drive ● Nashville TN 37214 ● 615.399.0900