Also, is it possible for someone to survive a four-story fall? If so, what likely damages would they recieve?
2007-03-16 10:19:34 · 8 answers · asked by SafiMoyo 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
Let's say he lands on his feet.
2007-03-16 10:28:46 · update #1
Depends what he lands on.
2007-03-16 10:24:00 · answer #1 · answered by John S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the least amount of damage is a few cuts and scrapes... ive seen it happen. A four storyy fall is a little different but still the same. if the person was to fall on there leg so that the femur absorbed most of the blow then they would have a better chance of survival. fewer injuries speaking. the only problem with this is that if the femur snaps and breaks it could become an open wound, where the bone sticks out, or it could cut the femeral arterie and kill the person before any medical assistance could get to them. unless they fell of a hospital... bottom line: dont jump off any buildings.
2007-03-16 11:05:10 · answer #2 · answered by supersportsmed 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if he's lucky he'll die outright.If he's not not then there is a whole laundry list of major orthopedic injuries to for him to deal with long term.
If lands on his feet he will shatter both of his heel bones,The heel bone is the one bone in the body that you never want to break. It doesn't really heal well and even after it does it almost always hurts to some degree.
The femurs should break w/ possible open fractures
There could be a compression of the spinal column and a tearing within the mediastinum.
Basically the first law of motion is being obeyed
The action is downward at 22+mph
The reaction is upward until all that energy has been disipated
2007-03-16 18:53:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he lands on his feet and survives, he could get burst fractures of the calcaneus and could also be paralyzed when the shock waves from the impact travel up his vertebral column from his feet. If he doesn't get paralyzed, he is sure to have compression fractures of his spine most probably in the lower thoracic spine or lumbosacral spine.
2007-03-17 04:30:00 · answer #4 · answered by Rene B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my advice would be not to dump from a 3 story building. unless you want to be a buttface in a literal sense
2007-03-16 17:08:30 · answer #5 · answered by Beanie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
his knee caps inside his brains
2007-03-16 10:31:32 · answer #6 · answered by minutemenlax23 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ya, but most likely you'd die
2007-03-16 17:56:28 · answer #7 · answered by donaldblake2007 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it all depends on how he fell and what he fell on
2007-03-16 10:28:59 · answer #8 · answered by karategirl18 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋