A brutal incident where a woman is hit by a truck leaves her with a multitude of injuries, most notably both of her legs bent into a position best described as “frog legs.” She’s in good spirits and her vitals are stable, but her legs bent at that angle mean she cannot fit into the air medical team’s helicopter. How does the team get her legs back into place without causing further trauma or risking her stable vitals? Complicating factors include extremely uneven ground in a cow pasture and a very high risk of infection, as the team and patient are surrounded by cow patties. There is no training for this exact scenario, so how does the air medical crew adapt and apply the training they have to this unique situation? This episode of AMPED digs in as we’re joined by Aaron Botzow, NRP, FP-C, Drew Gill, BSN, RN, CEN, and Michael Eastman DO.

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