Joanna Coldron, MBChB, MRCP Wilderness & Environmental Medicine

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Management of a Respiratory Emergency in the Antarctic Winter: A Case of Foreign Body Aspiration Joanna Coldron, MBChB, MRCP Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Volume 18, Issue 2, Pages 120-126 (June 2007) DOI: 10.1580/06-WEME-CR-017R2.1 Copyright © 2007 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Chest radiograph on day 10 showing collapse of the left lower lobe. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2007 18, 120-126DOI: (10.1580/06-WEME-CR-017R2.1) Copyright © 2007 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 The Dash 7 aircraft landing at Rothera Research Station in winter 2005. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2007 18, 120-126DOI: (10.1580/06-WEME-CR-017R2.1) Copyright © 2007 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Timeline detailing the clinical course and the evacuation operations. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2007 18, 120-126DOI: (10.1580/06-WEME-CR-017R2.1) Copyright © 2007 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 4 British Antarctic Survey Stations. Map courtesy of the British Antarctic Survey and reprinted with permission. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2007 18, 120-126DOI: (10.1580/06-WEME-CR-017R2.1) Copyright © 2007 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions