title: First aid on the ski slopes.
abstract: In administering first aid on ski slopes, the principles followed are basic ones: arrest of hemorrhage, adequate immobilization of fractures, prevention of shock, and relief of pain. Respiratory and circulatory complications must of course be given priority, but in my experience such situations have not arisen.
mesh_terms: D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D005392:First Aid; D005592:Fracture Fixation; D006801:Humans; D012865:Skiing; D013165:Splints; D014187:Transportation of Patients