QUOTE: Originally posted by techguy57 Moving between cars or on the steps in the center of the cars maybe? Like between first and second car. Perhaps from some lateral movement? I don't know, just speculation. It said folks on the train just suffered cuts and bumps and a couple of them were older. Still it is interesting seeing as the train would have been in pull mode. Mike
QUOTE: Originally posted by zardoz I cannot figure out how people on the train got injured. The trains do not stop fast enough to cause excessive negative-G forces. Even if the engineer put the jammer on top of the dynamic, it still would not stop that fast.
QUOTE: Originally posted by Poppa_Zit My theory is some of them may have suffered what we called "IFI syndrome" when I was assigned to an ambulance crew. That malady was also recognized by all local hospitals over the "MERCI" radio. This malady usually occured when one automobile rear-ended another. The occupants in the front auto, upon time passing allowing for greater thought, suddenly came up with mysterious neck and shoulder injuries. Heck, there were periods where we were putting cervical collars and half-backboards on people involved in fender-benders where NEITHER car showed any damage. BTW, "IFI syndrome" is shorthand for "Insurance Fraud Injury Syndrome," terms we could not use over the air but could warn the hospital emergency room in advance that the victims were anything but critical. We saw a lot of it, people involved in a very minor bump who suddenly realized they may have hit the jackpot..
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