Doug stated: If you elevate the legs then
head bleeding will be a problem, and may raise intracranial pressure
which is really really bad.

There was no mention of copious bleeding. Chances are the head injury would
be of the closed head variety, where absolute stillness would be essential
for the same reason of intercranial pressure. Far easier to immobilize
someone lying down than someone who has lost their sense of being and is
pitching around a cabin.



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