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Survival following a vertical free fall from 300 feet: The crucial role of body position to impact surface

Published:2011-10-25 Issue:1 Volume:19 Page:
ISSN:1757-7241
Container-title:Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
language:en
Short-container-title:Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med

Author:

Weckbach Sebastian,Flierl Michael A,Blei Michael,Burlew Clay Cothren,Moore Ernest E,Stahel Philip F

Abstract

Abstract We report the case of a 28-year old rock climber who survived an "unsurvivable" injury consisting of a vertical free fall from 300 feet onto a solid rock surface. The trauma mechanism and injury kinetics are analyzed, with a particular focus on the relevance of body positioning to ground surface at the time of impact. The role of early patient transfer to a level 1 trauma center, and "damage control" management protocols for avoiding delayed morbidity and mortality in this critically injured patient are discussed.

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine,Emergency Medicine

Link

https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/1757-7241-19-63.pdf

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