sad post on surfline BB

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i read a post the other day that said a surfer bled to death in nias after his femoral artery was sliced by his fin. i know this is a freak accident, but other than pro-tek or something with a rubber trailing edge, there is probably no way to tune a trailing edge that would prevent this, considering the forces at work, is there?

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i read a post the other day that said a surfer bled to death in nias after > his femoral artery was sliced by his fin. i know this is a freak accident, > but other than pro-tek or something with a rubber trailing edge, there is > probably no way to tune a trailing edge that would prevent this, > considering the forces at work, is there? If there was a major severing of the femoral artery, there is little chance help could have come in time, you have about 3 minutes until you bleed to death

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If there was a major severing of the femoral artery, there is little > chance help could have come in time, you have about 3 minutes until you > bleed to death …Had there been someone on the boat(I take it)with a well rounded medical background, the hemoraging could have been stopped(possibly),as far as saving a life? That’s up to …you know.Herb …I tried some safety type fins,and I didn’t care for there performance. …I built a board w/ glasson fins for a friend awhile back,and he required several sutures after going over the falls with the fin stuck in his rectum(OUCH).His recovery was painfully slow,but on a up note ,the fin didn’t break off.Herb

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…I built a board w/ glasson fins for a friend awhile back,and he > required several sutures after going over the falls with the fin stuck in > his rectum(OUCH).His recovery was painfully slow,but on a up note ,the fin > didn’t break off.Herb There’s a case for single fins…66% less chance of injury! Also a case for no leash…or bodysurfing

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i read a post the other day that said a surfer bled to death in nias after > his femoral artery was sliced by his fin. i know this is a freak accident, > but other than pro-tek or something with a rubber trailing edge, there is > probably no way to tune a trailing edge that would prevent this, > considering the forces at work, is there? Some of my friends and I have used pro-teks; seemed to work fine.