title: A.T.L.S. on the ski slopes--a steamboat experience.
abstract: The Steamboat Mountain Ski Patrol incorporates local emergency physicians and a visiting trauma surgeon as a second-tier response to life-threatening mountain events. The case of a 48-year-old man surviving a potentially lethal postinjury tension pneumothorax and a review of the 1989-1990 major trauma experience on this ski mountain underscores the value of this concept.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Routt Memorial Hospital, Denver, CO.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Wilkinson
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Wither
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Johnston
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bookman
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vorster
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003120:Colorado; D004630:Emergencies; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D012865:Skiing / Q000293:injuries*