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Please explain about suspension trauma (work at height)?

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Question added by dhanesh mampurakkal house , safety officer , ERE Contracting wll, ETA Ascon star group of companies, uae
Date Posted: 2016/12/15
MANOWAR HOSSAIN
by MANOWAR HOSSAIN , SAFETY COORDINATOR , SAADOUN AL-SAADOUN EST.

Unconscious/immobile workers suspended in their harness will not be able to move their legs and will not fall into a horizontal position, as they would if they fainted while standing. During the static upright position, venous pooling is likely to occur and cause orthostatic intolerance, especially if the suspended worker is left in place for some time. Venous pooling and orthostatic intolerance can be exacerbated by other circumstances related to the fall. For example, shock or the experience of the event that caused the fall, other injuries, the fit/positioning of the harness, the environmental conditions, and the worker's psychological state all may increase the onset and severity of the pooling and orthostatic intolerance . Unless the worker is rescued promptly using established safe procedures, venous pooling and orthostatic intolerance could result in serious or fatal injury, as the brain, kidneys, and other organs are deprived of oxygen.

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