FACTS

1. Suspension trauma occurs when a body is suspended motionless in an upright, vertical position, such as while awaiting rescue after an arrested fall in a harness.
2. The onset of suspension trauma typically occurs within five to thirty minutes of the victim being suspended.
3. Suspension trauma  can also become life-threatening if treatment protocols are not observed, making a quick rescue and appropriate first aid treatment critical.
4. When the leg muscles are relaxed, veins in the legs can expand dramatically (known as vasodilation). Because the leg muscles are not being used to stand up, they are not contracting and therefore not […]

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