my head & my board cracked each other (Helmet anyone?)

H20orSnowLetsGo

My head is stapled together...sure wish I had been wearing a helmet.

I've heard and seen the general opinion that helmets are mainly useful only if you are doing sliders. Uhm.... I now will have to disagree after what happened to me Thursday. (hasn't stopped me from riding of course, though I'm thinking about getting a helmet now)

I cracked the back of my head while my wakeboard cracked as well. My wakeboard is still usable, but there is a noticable crack where it gashed the back of my head open. I was throwing a backroll like I have been doing regularly, landed boards nose first in the water at an odd angle, and as a result, one foot came out of the binding, and the foot still strapped on instantaneously acted like a lever and just whipped my wakeboard into my head, smacking me hard and ended up making a deep 4.2 cm laceration.

Immediately after this happened, I held my head thinking I had just a little goose-egg bump or something... like the usual type of crashes we boarders are all used to that hurt but are nothing more than our own pride getting a little bruised in the end. Boat driver comes around, as he saw everything and figured that it might be one of those crashes that did some damage. My intention was to get back in the boat, let someone else take a set while I let the headache go away before I went out again for another set. I did go out again later that day, but only after a trip to the ER to get put back together.

Those on the boat were freaked out and shouted "you're bleeding" - I am? Then I look at the water as I float in a sea of red and turning more red as I bled quite profusely. Head wounds sure do bleed ... A LOT! I then felt the back of my head when my finger went in and I could feel the depths of it. I got in boat and they drove fast to dock to make me go to the hospital. Seeking how I soaked an entire huge bath towel with blood, I guess I was in a need of some repair.

On a later set after I was stapled together(without anesthetic, I'm tuff) I took another set, took a crash and sprang a leak, so it was time to hold pressure to the owie again, but it didn't bleed as much and I was fine.

Anyone who thinks helmets are only good on sliders, read the above.

Blindside_137 · Posted: Aug 12, 2007 2:25 pm Post subject:

God man thats awful. I always worry that I'll screw up an easy trick one day and hurt myself. Hope your head heals!!!

mwb shorty · Outlaw Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 179 City: Yo mom

dang that sounds pretty bad

jlaws · Addict Joined: 16 Sep 2006 Posts: 832 City: NC

being one that just had surgery i got to tell you, that sucks the big one.

Rhawn · Posted: Aug 12, 2007 6:32 pm Post subject:

ontrider · Ladies Man Joined: 30 Jul 2003 Posts: 16491 City: Russia

If someone's head was bleeding, I wouldn't let them back in the boat. You don't really want that crap all over your carpets and upholestry... I'd probably drag them in with the rope if they promised not to get blood on it.

Blake · Posted: Aug 12, 2007 7:56 pm Post subject:

H20orSnowLetsGo · Posted: Aug 12, 2007 8:00 pm Post subject:

ontrider,

I did not get a drop of blood in the boat. Smile

The part I didn't write above was that they trolled the boat to get out of the bloody mess of water to an uncontaminated spot and I was able to get myself rinsed off so I had no blood on my body before climbing onto the swim deck. From there, I kept my head hanging over the water while still on the swim deck. They grabbed a huge oversized bath towel that was on board. I dipped my head in a feeble effort to clean my hair off, etc. With the towel handed to me I applied direct pressure and made sure I was not dripping any blood before climbing into the boat. So, the entire way back while the driver went full throttle a couple miles or so to the dock to rendezvous with someone they called to take me to the hospital. I held that towel firmly to my head and did not get a speck of blood anywhere.

I do agree you wouldn't want blood on the carpets, upholstery, etc. Now if everyone who split their head open was so respectful.

I converted cm to in; the wound is 1.7 inches in length. I'll try and take a picture to share

ontrider · Ladies Man Joined: 30 Jul 2003 Posts: 16491 City: Russia

Thanks for the play-by-play.

Craig-R · Guest

ontrider, that picture is so accurate, and im flattered to be on the boat chillin with you

wakeboarder07 · Posted: Aug 13, 2007 2:44 am Post subject:

hey yeah i understand splitting your head open. I've done it twice now, the second time i got three staples in my head, and was back riding that afternoon. Smile

it wasn't too bad

Blake · Posted: Aug 13, 2007 8:45 am Post subject:

ontrider, GREATNESS!!! JT= Laughing

kmagnuss · Posted: Aug 13, 2007 8:50 am Post subject:

That's just f'in hilarious ont.

Who's the kid in the boat with his fist up his nose though?

And why is the bottom of my foot full of sh*t?

Blake · Posted: Aug 13, 2007 9:26 am Post subject:

Upon further thought, I think if you added a tower to that boat ont, it would help pull us higher. And then we can mount our HO boards out of the way!

K-dub · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 14760

that looks like me with my fist up my nose.

I was hungry, and Ont didn't bring any food.

8824 · Posted: Aug 13, 2007 9:50 am Post subject:

ontrider, AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

JT is perfect!

jt09 · Ladies Man Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin

BEST PICTURE EVAH ON THIS SITE.

kmagnuss · Posted: Aug 13, 2007 10:19 am Post subject:

Ya know...that rope does already look pretty short. Maybe jt already got to it once or twice.

8824 · Posted: Aug 13, 2007 10:36 am Post subject:

Blake · Posted: Aug 13, 2007 4:53 pm Post subject:

ontrider · Ladies Man Joined: 30 Jul 2003 Posts: 16491 City: Russia

I only got the bungee rope cause I knew it would be cutted by OJ09

Blake · Posted: Aug 13, 2007 6:28 pm Post subject: