Case Study - Winter Expedition - Resolution
Case Outcome:
The patient was unable to walk or assist in his own evacuation, so he was pulled out in a plastic expedition sled to the trailhead where the party was met by local EMS. The patient was transported to a local clinic. His primary diagnosis was pneumonia. The patient suffered a variety of complications while hospitalized but eventually made a full recovery. It is not known why pneumonia advanced so quickly in this patient.
The patient was unable to walk or assist in his own evacuation, so he was pulled out in a plastic expedition sled to the trailhead where the party was met by local EMS. The patient was transported to a local clinic. His primary diagnosis was pneumonia. The patient suffered a variety of complications while hospitalized but eventually made a full recovery. It is not known why pneumonia advanced so quickly in this patient.
