Broken legs are common skiing injuries.  But this one was a race against the cold and  pain.  Life lessons learned come from hindsight.  Let's listen and learn how to be better prepared when a great day turns bad.

Broken legs are common skiing injuries. But this one was a race against the cold and pain. Life lessons learned come from hindsight. Let's listen and learn how to be better prepared when a great day turns bad.

Broken legs are common skiing injuries.&nbsp; But this one was a race against the cold and&nbsp; pain.&nbsp; Life lessons learned come from hindsight. &nbsp;Let's listen and learn how to be better prepared when a great day turns bad.&nbsp;

Case Study:  A Tree and a Broken Leg

This is wilderness medicine education from the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the Univeristy of Utah. It is designed for use in the Advanced Wilderness Life Support (AWLS) program, but anyone who goes into the backcountry should study this material. Log onto: www.wildmedu.org for more information.&nbsp;

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This is wilderness medicine education from the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the Univeristy of Utah. It is designed for use in the Advanced Wilderness Life Support (AWLS) program, but anyone who goes into the backcountry should study this material. Log onto: www.wildmedu.org for more information. 

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