Posted on 06/29/2018 10:59:10 AM PDT by Red Badger
Friends were unable to save the 30-year-old, who warned that 'accidents do happen' in her final written Facebook post
A BRAZILIAN football fan has died after slicing open her THROAT when she fell on her wine glass while celebrating her team's victory against Serbia.
Tamra Maiochi suffered the freak accident just as the referee blew the whistle after the game on Wednesday, which sent Neymar and his teammates through to the knock-out stages of the World Cup in Russia.
Tamra Maiochi suffered the freak accident as she was celebrating Brazil's win over Serbia
The 30-year-old had been watching the crucial match with friends at a house in Itatiba, in Brazils southeastern state of Sao Paulo.
According to police, Ms Maiochi had been sitting down on a sofa holding her mobile phone in one hand and sipping wine from a crystal glass in the other.
As she stood up with the rest of the group up to celebrate Brazils win at the end of the game, she lost her balance, reaching out to a coffee table to stop herself from falling.
But she slipped and fell onto the wine glass, which shattered into pieces which penetrated her neck, severing her jugular vein.
Friends tried to stop the blood wrapping towels around her neck but by the time emergency services arrived at the house she was dead.
Ms Maiochi, who was single, posted a photo on her Facebook page on May 31 of herself holding a glass of wine.
And in her last written post she had shared a video warning about the risks of using a mobile phone while driving, writing: We never imagine that something like this can happen to us. But accidents do happen.
I posted upthread. Although I am a pilot, I had basic medic training in the IDF (it’s like a six week course).
There was and event, resulting in a similar injury.
I did the finger thing, and then someone had duct tape and a oval rock that worked until the person got to the hospital.
I consider duct tape a critical part of a real first aid kit now.
A family member had an incident somewhat similar recently, complete with severed arteries. Thankfully another family member, a first responder, was RIGHT THERE when it happened or bleed out would have occurred rapidly.
If anyone is ever witness to such horrible tragedy, you can save the persons life!
A towel on the wound will help very little considering the volume and pressure.
You have to reach into the wound and tightly PINCH the vein. The head/neck have several alternative routes for blood flow.
“When you sever the jugular vein, theres not much you can do.”
Not so.
See #44.
Same thing happened here in central Florida. A lady was holding 2 wine glasses riding in a golf cart. The cart turned and she went flying into the street...in top of the glasses.
Good to know.
See, I learn something new everyday on FR.
“Few folks are up to that task, though “
See my #44.
Might be nice if stuff like that was actually taught in school.
“Might be nice if stuff like that was actually taught in school.”
As far as I know only doctors or combat medics are taught this.
I learned it obliquely and by deduction...I have a carotid artery completely blocked and another that has been rootered out.
Amazed that my blood flow to the brain was uninterrupted, I asked the doc.
It should be part of every first aid certification course.
I bet she was wearing flip flops. Nothing good happens when wearing flip flops in Brazil.
Are they sure it wasn’t a fan of the other team?
In Brazil?................hardly...............
Or Margaritaville.
I would have hit that...
Yes, she was beautiful......................
Never thought of that.
Just figured yer a goner when you take in the throat.
That’s one reason I care Kwik Clot...
Apply a tourniquet?
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