Air Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Ep. 58: The Muck and the Mechanism
Nov 19, 2025
A brutal incident where a woman gets 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 good, but her legs bent at that
angle means that she cannot fit into our team's helicopter. How
does our team get her legs back into place without causing further
trauma or risking her stable vitals? Complicating factors is the
extremely uneven ground because they're in a cow pasture and the
risk of infection is extremely high because the team and the
patient are surrounded by cow patties. There is no training for
this exact scenario, so how does our team adapt and apply the
training they have to this unique situation? This episode of AMPED
digs in.
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We are
joined by:
Aaron Botzow, NRP, FP-C
Drew Gill, BSN, RN, CEN
Michael Eastman DO
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As always thanks for listening and fly safe!
Hawnwan Moy MD FACEP FAEMS
John Wilmas MD FACEP FAEMS
Nyssa Hattaway, BA, BSN, RN, CEN, CPEN, CFRN