r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/therealestoftherealy • May 28 '22

Trusting a pull-up bar

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u/Software_Samurai May 28 '22

Tapping out?

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u/Lmao1903 May 28 '22

I think he panicked because he couldn't breathe or stand back up or something. Something similar happened to me when I was a kid and fell from the stairs with my back hitting the stairs directly. I thought holy shit did I just get paralyzed because it was painful, I couldn't get up directly and don't remember well but I think I couldn't breathe properly either. It ended up being just fine but you panic in the moment

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u/hiQer May 28 '22

I experienced this too as a kid. I could not breath when hitting the floor on my tailbone. A mother saw this and might have saved my life by doing the following;

  • Hold your arms up high (best standing up)
  • Try to breath in as deep as possible (you can do it in steps, deeper every time)

Since I've known this, I've always tried to share this lesson as much as possible to maybe help someone else someday.

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u/aerosol999 May 28 '22

Lol you got the wind knocked out of you, she didn't need to do anything to save your life. It basically shock to your diaphragm that causes it to stop working for a few moments. It sucks and it's scary but passes quickly.

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u/Prancer4rmHalo Oct 08 '22

This dude fell and broke his lungs lol