Avalanche trauma and closed head injury: adding insult to injury

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Avalanche trauma and closed head injury: adding insult to injury Sidney Morris Johnson, MD, Adam Clark Johnson, BS, Richard Gene Barton, MD, FACS Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Volume 12, Issue 4, Pages 244-247 (December 2001) DOI: 10.1580/1080-6032(2001)012[0244:ATACHI]2.0.CO;2 Copyright © 2001 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Causes of death and associated head injury in avalanche victims. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2001 12, 244-247DOI: (10.1580/1080-6032(2001)012[0244:ATACHI]2.0.CO;2) Copyright © 2001 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Mechanism of injury and associated closed head injury. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2001 12, 244-247DOI: (10.1580/1080-6032(2001)012[0244:ATACHI]2.0.CO;2) Copyright © 2001 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions