TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Survival following a vertical free fall from 300 feet: The crucial role of body position to impact surface
JO  - Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine
A1  - Weckbach, Sebastian
A1  - Flierl, Michael A.
A1  - Blei, Michael
A1  - Cothren Burlew, Clay
A1  - Moore, Ernest E.
A1  - Stahel, Philip F.
SP  - 63
EP  - 63
VL  - 19
IS  - 1
N2  - 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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1757-7241
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-7241-19-63
ID  - ref1
ER  -