@article{ref1,
title="Survival following a vertical free fall from 300 feet: The crucial role of body position to impact surface",
journal="Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine",
year="2011",
author="Weckbach, Sebastian and Flierl, Michael A. and Blei, Michael and Cothren Burlew, Clay and Moore, Ernest E. and Stahel, Philip F.",
volume="19",
number="1",
pages="63-63",
abstract="We report the case of a 28-year old rock climber who survived an &quot;unsurvivable&quot; 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 &quot;damage control&quot; management protocols for avoiding delayed morbidity and mortality in this critically injured patient are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1757-7241",
doi="10.1186/1757-7241-19-63",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-7241-19-63"
}