An inflatable splint is a temporary emergency measure that is used whilst an injured person is being transported to hospital. It should only be fitted by trained persons.

Inflatable splints are NOT meant as a permanent cast to support a broken limb and should not be used in conjunction with crutches.

If a splint is inflated above systolic blood pressure for a prolonged period it is highly likely deep vein thrombosis will occur and this, even when the subject is in good general health, can lead to a pulmonary embolism and death.

Sam was set-up to fail. She was in pain and even had the sense to know the splint had been inflated to too high a pressure and she was in danger of suffering deep vein thrombosis.

She took the thing off despite the bile and malice and ignorance of the others pressuring her to suffer. Well done Sam!

How low are the Endemol scum – they actually risked killing Sam!!!

It probably wasnt real...i doubt they would risk getting taken off air for killing a housemate...

where did you get this infomation from?

Just how far will you hysterical, ridiculous idiots go to support your chosen housemate. This has reached new levels this year and im amazed by the stupidity of people. ITS A TV SHOW FOR GODS SAKE!!

She was in pain? And they still called it a fail?

I don't know enough to comment on whether she was in danger or not, but even if not this was unacceptable.

Poor Sam, I was watching the live coverage at the time and the splint was causing her serious discomfort for some time. The highlights made it look like she'd just taken it off as soon as she'd got in the garden.

i said the same yesterday, i even said BB must have told her to take it off every now and then

i had to have a splint like that and the nurses had to deflate it every so often

Just like the dry run staff who died from deep vein thrombosis after testing the task? yeah right!

she did fail and all the house bitched at her for it , yet when mokosi failed , they rushed round to hug her!!!

It was "risk", not "certain death"!

why are you all fooled by Sam?

Oh dear God...............

The post is about fats F A C T S - not opion. Check it out before getting peevish!

she is not my chosen housemate by far

but i do like to see fair play ....she hasnt had that

i will be satisfied if she goes next week

Chill.......

so who are you fooled by

Do you seriously think theyd risk killing a housemate? WAKE UP!

I hate all of them which is why i can spot the hysterical nature of Sams support so easily. Literally anything is used to support her position as the daughter of some kind of deity.

Makosi at least tried to drink the cod liver oil - she can't help if it was so vile she choked it back up. Sam just didn't want to wear the splint because it looked unattractive.

God this is only a bloody game show, as if they haven't cleared it with a bloody doctor beforehand!!

OMG how dare Endemol give them something which might choke them. Lord, they were trying to kill Makosi. And lets not forget when they made Craig hide behind the twig in the Diary Room - the splinters he could have sustained could have had serious consequences.

So, tell me how long you've been a mind reader?

Get an inflatable splint. Put it on your bare leg. Pump it up to a very high pressure. Keep it on for hours even after you have been in pain and your leg has gone numb.

Take it off and wait till a blood clot hits your heart and blocks a valve then post again just before you snuff it.

rember last years fight between victor & emma , i think BB wanted the publisity and left fat les to bully sam hoping it would start a fight and make the front pages