Explosion at the Boston Marathon?

[pntbllr228]

Theres not a drop of blood on the ground under him or behind him. Must have gotten immediate help. Hes VERY lucky to have made it that far. I pray for him, others like him and the people working on them.

I noticed that too. Looks like someone applied a tourniquet that is doing the job.

 

[Captain_Morgan]

That was an unrelated mechanical room fire.

Scratch that, possibly related now.

 

[oleheat]

Just heard another bomb at the JFK building? I don't have cable so this is hearsay.


MOΛΩN ΛABE

Yes. Police spokesman just confirmed that.

 

[pecka]

WOW. Up to 20 dead...

Sorry, now I see 12 but also alot of 2's.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/authorities_under_suspect_guard_y2m8cJO29uC2PDGIjYBalO

 

[doc ace]

That was an unrelated mechanical room fire.

NYPost says otherwise.

4:30 PM and over a mile from the incident?

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/authorities_under_suspect_guard_y2m8cJO29uC2PDGIjYBalO

Hope I'm wrong though.

 

[SeventhSon]

Not to be the nutty prepper, but as shock and remorse passes, my next thoughts go to "what if I was there?" and medical training is about all you got. You can't shoot your guns at that enemy. There's no caliber that solves that emergency threat to life. Even James Yeager, famed for his brash aggressive nature and loquaciousness of violence has often declared vehemently that you're far, far more likely to ever save a life with a med kit than you ever will with a gun. Here's a good example of how that could be true.

I agree and something I have put a lot of thought into laterly. Anytime I'm out with my family I carry a bag with the stuff we may need throughout the day for a wife and two small kids. I have a small FAK in there as well but it's more of a BBK (boo boo kit) than trauma kit. Nothing I have in there would amount to a hill of beans for something like this. I dont think I'm going to be upgrading to an EMT kit or anything but may reevaluate upping the size a bit and including a few other items for moderate bleeding.

 

[dougstump]

This is an incident where EMTs and first responders were on hand in the near-immediate vicinity. I'm sure they had plenty of EMTs on hand to take care of people who pushed themselves too hard, dehydrated, overheated, etc. In the same vein, I've seen a couple pictures where plains-clothes people were the ones administering first aid.

What would/could you personally do if something like this happened and first responders weren't on hand? What if you're badly wounded, a loved one is, and you're not high-enough on the triage-priority list to get attention yet. Do you want to be a 'compromise' wounded-person?

Not to be the nutty prepper, but as shock and remorse passes, my next thoughts go to "what if I was there?" and medical training is about all you got. You can't shoot your guns at that enemy. There's no caliber that solves that emergency threat to life. Even James Yeager, famed for his brash aggressive nature and loquaciousness of violence has often declared vehemently that you're far, far more likely to ever save a life with a med kit than you ever will with a gun. Here's a good example of how that could be true.

You use whatever you can find to make a field tourniquet; dress tie, show laces, belt, twisted long shirt sleeve, electrical cord. Use anything available for pressure bandages. You keep working way past the point of exhaustion. You save as many as you can. For years you have nightmares of the ones you can’t. I know.

 

[JBE]

Did I just hear that right? Did CNN just blame this on "right-wing" extremists?

 

[Jmann]

News has LE has a Saudi Arabian national as a suspect .

 

[Bayoupiper]

The police are reporting that they have a Saudi national in custody.

He's at the hospital with shrapnel wounds.




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[Captain_Morgan]

Thank God the third device didn't go off. This could have been worse.

 

[pecka]

Did I just hear that right? Did CNN just blame this on "right-wing" extremists?

You may have heard this. Biden was on a call concerning gun violence when he got the call about the bombings.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.co...-biden-reacts-to-boston-explosions/?hpt=hp_t2

 

[oleheat]

Did I just hear that right? Did CNN just blame this on "right-wing" extremists?

Reporter on the radio just brought up the possibility of "militia groups"- I **** you not.



Here we go....

 

[Hitman]

Authorities ID suspect as Saudi national in marathon bombings, under guard at Boston hospital

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/nation...source=SFnewyorkpost&utm_medium=SFnewyorkpost

Saudi? Really

 

[JNieman]

Reports are that Cell phone service shut down to prevent remote detonation.

 

[Armnhammer]

Reporter on the radio just brought up the possibility of "militia groups"- I **** you not.



Here we go....

Let the propaganda flow. Guess this will make people a little easier on accepting bulletproof booths and DHS checkpoints on our streets. As long as we're safe.


MOΛΩN ΛABE

 

[Hitman]

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/nation...source=SFnewyorkpost&utm_medium=SFnewyorkpost

It was not immediately clear why the man was hospitalized and whether he was injured in the attack or in his apprehension.

The man was caught less than two hours after the 2:50 p.m. bombing on the finish line of the race, in the heart of Boston.

In addition, Boston police have has surveillance video of someone bringing multiple backpacks to blast site, according to CBS News.

 

[doc ace]

This man has some of the hugest balls you will ever learn of.

 

[pecka]

Two tweets I just found. Dont know how to post them right. Sorry.

Cheryl Fiandaca@CherylFiandacaUpdate JFK incident appears to be fire related #tweetfromthebeat
5:22
Boston Police Dept.@Boston_PoliceUpdate JFK incident appears to be fire related #tweetfromthebeat via @CherylFiandaca

 

[JNieman]

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This man has some of the hugest balls you will ever learn of.

No doubt.


Also, a friend just commented on the cell service being cut off, adding that 'timers start ticking when the cell phone can't reach a tower'

Anyone with IED experience want to confirm/deny?