Unexpected outcome (positive or negative) including adverse drug reactions: How to survive an 11-storey fall

doi:10.1136/bcr.03.2010.2850

BMJ Case Rep. 2010; 2010: bcr0320102850.

Published online 2010 October 21. doi: 10.1136/bcr.03.2010.2850

PMCID: PMC3029988

Unexpected outcome (positive or negative) including adverse drug reactions

How to survive an 11-storey fall

Emma L Hartley,¹ Jonathan J Morrison,² and David AW Ritchie³

¹Accident and Emergency Department, Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow, UK

²Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, UK

³Emergency Department, Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow, UK

Correspondence to Emma L Hartley, Email: emmalouisehartley/at/hotmail.com

Abstract

Survival from a high fall is rarely possible. We report an unusual case of a patient who fell over 100 ft on to boggy ground and survived. A successful outcome was achieved by the use of aggressive blood product resuscitation and the early application of a pelvic fixator.

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