Incident Planning

[mknutson]

Incident Planning: If you BASE jump long enough, there will come a time you witness an incident. The key to successful risk management is having a plan in place for any risk that can materialize. Such a plan can be as simple as “we’ll improvise”, which is a good idea for the risk of being struck by a meteorite. However, it is an absolute necessity to have a plan for what happens when somebody injures himself or worse; dies.



Even more importantly, it is recommended you discuss this plan with every jumper on the load before you make a jump. At the very least, make sure they know what to do when you get injured to the point of being unable to speak.

When this incident occurs on a [][/] less-than-legal jump, things get even trickier.


[][/]: by Nick Di Giovanni is an amazing story that you should also read concerning this topic in question.

[][/] was another article that was written after the 2nd death in the Dwain Weston Travel Crew occurred.

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09 May 2006

09:10 by anonymous.

While not absolutely necessary, and perhaps a little bit of a blow to the ego, It seems to me that it wouldn't really hurt to have someone on the ground with at least a little bit of first aid training. A friend who’s an EMT/Paramedic/doctor whatever. While not really much use if you lose alt awareness and impact, or have a total malfunction etc. in the more common cases of object strike these people can help you -

1. survive,
2. not go into shock,
3. prevent you from further injuring/paralyzing yourself,
4. Possibly administer things to numb the pain.
5. a billion other things.

Most people who volunteer for EMT/paramedic positions have odd personalities and would probably be enthralled at the opportunity 2 scrape you off pavement, as morbid as that is. Also if an incident does occur, people who are on the ground can (with a little bit of coaching) be viewed as neutral observers in the eyes of the authorities allowing perhaps the rest of the jumpers in a pact to get away knowing their fellow jumper has someone looking out for his/her interests.

Planning should either involve having someone capable of putting you back together on location, or taking a a first aid class yourself.

Vicarious? — 21 October 2006, 22:42
Hikers, backpackers, climbers, and other more mundane sports enthusiasts have for many years followed the obvious safety rule. Get first aid training, and always pack a first aid kit.

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