Officer Run Over by Mercedes G-Wagon: Intentional Act and Femoral Artery Injury

The Violent Incident

• 🚨 A driver in a Mercedes G-Wagon allegedly ran over a police officer multiple times and rammed a cruiser.
• 🚗 The driver's actions included putting the car in reverse, slamming into the officer's vehicle, running over the officer, and then returning to run over him three times.

Debate on Intent

• ⚖️ The act is argued to be intentional, not merely reckless, based on the driver's conscious decisions during the incident.
• 🚫 The concept of a "snap" or mental breakdown is dismissed as not a valid legal defense for such actions.
• 🏃 The driver's act of fleeing after the incident suggests he knew his actions were wrong, classifying him as a "fleeing felon."

Severe Femoral Artery Injury

• 🩸 The femoral artery, a large vessel in the thigh, can lead to rapid blood loss if severed.
• ⏱️ An individual can bleed out in 3 to 10 minutes if the femoral artery is torn and not immediately treated.

Femur Fracture and Hemorrhage

• 🦴 The G-Wagon's high bumper could have caused a compound fracture of the femur, the large thigh bone.
• 🗡️ A broken femur creates a jagged, spear-like end that can pierce the femoral artery, causing extreme hemorrhage.

Life-Saving Tourniquet Use

• 🩹 A tourniquet is critical to stop the severe bleeding from a severed femoral artery.
• 👮‍♂️ An officer might use a belt as an improvised tourniquet, especially if a medical kit is inaccessible.
• ⚠️ While life-saving, prolonged tourniquet use carries the risk of limb amputation if not managed quickly and correctly.