Summit Meadow Injury Evacuation
2-10-05
On Thursday, February 10, 2005 at about 1330 hours, Yosemite Dispatch received a phone call reporting an
injured skier near Summit Meadow on the Glacier Point Road. Park Service personnel responded immediately on the NPS
snowmobile. They located the patient about 1/4 mile from the Badger Pass trailhead.
After arrival on scene,
a ranger performed an initial medical assessment and found the patient to be alert and conscious but complaining
of back and neck pain. With assisstance from Yosemite Institute instructors in the area, the patient was placed
on a backboard with full c-spine control and transported by sled to the Badger Pass A-frame.
The on-duty Registered Nurse took over patient control upon arrival at the A-frame. The patient was
further examined and transported by ground ambulance (Medic 3) to the Yosemite Medical Clinic.
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