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Post by jshuey on May 6, 2021 8:44:12 GMT -8
Mountains of Northern Costa Rica, ; One of our collectors from our group fell and tumbled into one of these old volcanos. Couldn't get up or walk. One of our group was an English military physician and proclaimed our man had a broken femur. We unloaded a luggage tarp. down to our collector who had fallen and carried him up to the truck. in pain. needed a hospital. our truck driver with minimal English made it clear we shouldn' t go anywhere except to San Jose . 3 to 5 hour drive. Surgeon on duty a new addition to the country spoke no English and was learning Spanish Doc ordered X Rays. Our injured collector who was a Canadian had recently had a long stay in an Outback Australian Hospital from an infectious agent and was pretty gun shy about this hospital says " if I need a surgery get me on a plane to Miami !!!! " X rays clear ; only a good bruise . Best Tom Dang! I had a friend break his ankle in Nepal a few years ago - he was painfully transported by old truck on bad roads for a few hours to the nearest hospital where the set the bones. Upon arrival back in the states, his doctor "rebroke" the ankle and re-set it properly. Two years later, he was back hiking in Nepal. Brave dude! John
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