Comments on: Super-Hero Provided Patient Transportation during the Metropolis New Years Eve Disaster, A Case Study

By: Harvey

Harvey — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:52:57 +0000

Scott makes an excellent point in the comments section. These superheroes should carry ambulances to the victims.

By: Reis

Reis — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 17:39:29 +0000

Where is Hawkgirl’s other hand there? Is she carrying that guy by the waistband? Or has she grabbed a handful of ass to carry him to safety?

On the subject of spines, Captain Marvel Jr looks like he needs a chiropractor. No-one should bend like that.

By: S A Rudy

S A Rudy — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 17:59:47 +0000

You should find shots of Green Lantern. I’ve seen him supply a backboard, at least.

By: Seth Finkelstein

Seth Finkelstein — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 15:16:30 +0000

” If his patient stops breathing or goes into cardiac arrest, what’s Captain Marvel Jr. going to do?”

I’d hope the Wisdom Of Solomon gave best answer. Maybe not at the level of “the injuries are …”, but certainly at the level of “Do CPR” vs. “Fly *fast* to the hospital” vs “A goner, nothing you can do, help someone else”.

By: Evan Waters

Evan Waters — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 07:36:17 +0000

Reminds me of a quip in the MST3k episode “Pod People”- after a group of people find their friend, who has fallen off a small cliff, and try to carry her back to their RV- “Yeah, that’s right, move her spine around as much as possible.”

By: DrObviousSo

DrObviousSo — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 15:39:18 +0000

Not that that would actually work (sorry for the triple post)

By: DrObviousSo

DrObviousSo — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 15:38:58 +0000

f his patient stops breathing or goes into cardiac arrest, what’s Captain Marvel Jr. going to do?
Probably call down lightning and restart his heart :D

By: DrObviousSo

DrObviousSo — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 15:37:44 +0000

You’re right. We practiced all of those in Boy Scouts.

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 15:34:32 +0000

There really are no good safe fast carries that provide spine support (without a handy backboard, at least). That’s why they’re only supposed to be used as a last resort and then only for the shortest distance necessary.
Flying someone to the hospital is really stretching that definition.

I imagine that there’d be some medical-legal issues involved as well. Sure, ambulances may be slower, but they’re equipped to deal with medical emergencies. If his patient stops breathing or goes into cardiac arrest, what’s Captain Marvel Jr. going to do?

By: David Oakes

David Oakes — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 15:19:47 +0000

I think that Power Girl’s guy is in less pain than Hawkgirl’s. And not just because he is unconscious…

But until we find the woman’s other hand, I think the clear winner is Capt. Marvel, Jr.

(On a serious-within-the-context-of-flying-people note, *are* there any one person carries that provide any back support? Or even two person, if you don’t have a back board? I think that PG shows us there is still room for improvement, but as lone vigilantes operating under the most dire of circumstances, can they do much better?)

(”This looks like a job for… Ambu-Man!!!”)