The old jingle is "if he's red, raise his head. If he's pail
raise his tail."

I'd guess that the padded jacket is for comfort, and to keep the
ground from chilling the victim.

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Christopher A. Young
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"mm" wrote in message
news : OT This is very OT, but again on the radio I hear something
about
: putting a folded jacket under the head of an accident victim.
:
: Is this really a good idea? Doesn't it drain blood from the
brain,
: when that can be needed? They are also, on tv, often telling
people
: to stay conscious. Doesn't it make it harder to stay conscious
when
: the head is elevated, if there is any internal or external
bleeding?