My experience as a military medic was 30+ years ago, so I’m very reluctant to make any kind of call on Hillary’s episode. But later in my career, I was an ROTC instructor and supervised summer training for cadets at two encampments in Texas, both at Lackland AFB in San Antonio.
As you might expect, we had problems with cadets passing out in the heat, usually during parade. So, we went to great lengths to keep them properly hydrated and told them to never lock their knees, and if they felt faint, to sit down immediately. We also learned to recognize some of the signs of heat stress and heat stroke and pulled them out if we thought they were about to pass out.
Unfortunately, it was difficult to recognize some of those signs when the affected individual was in the middle of a 300-member parade. And, as I recall, most of the cadets went down quickly, as do other victims of heat stress and heat stroke. You might see them sway briefly, then they would go down like a ton of bricks. Our standard protocol called for medics to be present at outdoor training events when the temp reached a certain level. Fortunately, we only had a few cadets fall out during our six-week program and in most cases, it was because they locked their knees at the position of attention.
What I saw on the videotape of HRC didn’t look like a heat stress or heat stroke episode. And if it was heat-related, I don’t think she’d be up and about as quickly as she was. Of course, her handlers understand the campaign is on the line and I’m sure her personal physician has been instructed to give her anything, medication wise, to get her back on her feet.
I would welcome insights from physicians on this board who have reviewed the video.
So would I. There are too many of these filmed "episodes" for them all to be manufactured. I started out watching very skeptically, but it seems undeniable now that there's something seriously wrong.
FWIW, I went through Basic Training at Lackland in the summer of 1980. I was taught exactly what you have stated and also saw a bunch of guys drop like a tree (face first, knees locked) and others that just crumbled where they stood.
I asked the question in my post #66
“Are people that have either a tendency/history or potential to faint or collapse TRAINED to put their arms behind their back in order make it easier for others to help support them.”
This has nothing to do with the HEAT.
As I have also posted;
“I have seen other images/videos of Hillary holding her arms behind her back while needing help”
I thought it was very very odd that someone needing assistance to walk or move held their arm/arms behind their back.
It’s not normal.
IMHO, Hillary has a serious problem and most of her handlers know about it.
She has been trained/taught to position herself (arms behind her back) so that others can help her.