My Wife is a nurse, she told me the medical condition ( cant think of the
name now) that happens after just a few minutes of dangling from a
harness...the
blood as it flows into your legs cant get back to the heart...there is no
muscle contraction from weight on the legs to assist (pump) the blood
out..generally you will pass out as stated and die. If you are alive when able
to be
placed on the ground or stretcher most of the time the heart cant handle the
blood rush back to the heart and you also die. Their are a lot of issues
dangling from anything. Fighter pilots in high speed aircraft are also
trained
to exercise muscles during flight to avoid the same type of conditions. So as
its been stated..time is a big issue during a rescue...the crew at the tower
need to do it than , there ..not wait for help, the helpers need to be the
rescuers, too many are not aware of the risks involved and will be in serious
trouble if a problem ever arises. If your alone with just a helper on the
ground..well good luck ! To each is own.
Pete NA2P
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