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Old 8th Oct 2015, 04:29
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Crab,

You're completely wrong. Fractured femur, lying in the cold and wet on a mountainside, is always a dire emergency.

Firstly, they could have significant blood loss from the femur.

Secondly, they may well have other, as yet undiagnosed, life-threatening injuries.

Thirdly, they are at significant risk from hypothermia.

You don't leave this person waiting hours for a better equipped helicopter.

David
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