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00:00.
00:04Coronet Peak.
00:06Queenstown.
00:07How we feeling?
00:12New Zealand's number one party playground.
00:18For the young and the young at heart.
00:25Four-year-old male with a confirmed loss of consciousness.
00:28Tristan. Tristan.
00:31Where mishaps and misadventures happen every day.
00:36And when they do.
00:39Can you wiggle your fingers for me?
00:41All right.
00:42We'll be there.
00:43You're doing so good.
00:46With unrestricted access to the medical and rescue teams
00:52who keep us safe.
00:54Take some deep breaths, OK?
01:07All right.
01:10This time.
01:11I don't know.
01:12What happened?
01:13It's losing my mind.
01:14A few seconds?
01:15Yeah.
01:16Paddy's lost his memory.
01:17Do you remember crashing?
01:20No.
01:20No.
01:21And can't remember where he left his own child.
01:24A really severe head injury can be life-threatening.
01:29Got a bit of slippage this morning.
01:30A snap freeze.
01:32Seems to catch a lot of cars off guard.
01:35Causes chaos on the access road.
01:37No.
01:39Didn't they tell that there's a deer coming through?
01:42Thought I had plenty of room, but I guess I didn't.
01:45Yeah.
01:47Never rest.
01:48And adventure mum Nat's life mantra.
01:51Get fast, don't die.
01:53Backfires badly.
01:55F*** me.
01:59Coronet Peak.
02:00Queenstown.
02:01No one can stop me now.
02:04No one can stop me now.
02:07Ain't got a head on me.
02:10Nothing to keep me down.
02:14Set me free.
02:15And a perfect powdery day has pulled in thousands of holidaymakers to the mountain.
02:21The peak is pumping.
02:24Ski patrol are in for a busy day at the office.
02:28The busy periods.
02:29We can see up to, you know, 30 call-outs a day.
02:32I go my own way.
02:33I'm like a fast train.
02:35We get things right from unconscious patients, major spinal injuries, seizures, epileptic fits,
02:43femur fractures, compound fractures where the bone's actually, you know, protruding from the skin.
02:47You see it all as a ski patroller.
02:50Patrol from admin.
02:52Yeah, go for patrol.
02:54I have a report of an injury according to a way down M1.
02:58It's a skier in a groggy jacket, but they're not sure of the nature of the injury.
03:03Yeah, copy that, Sarah.
03:04We've got Rory and James on the way now.
03:09Ski Patrol is responding to reports of an unconscious skier stranded on the M1.
03:15It got reported as he was just lying flat on his face, not moving, so that's a bit of a
03:22red flag for us.
03:24So we kind of like pick up the speed a little bit and try and see what's happened.
03:30Express stop, James. Express stop.
03:33Yeah, James.
03:35Rory and myself on scene.
03:37Patient is conscious and breathing.
03:39Copy, conscious and breathing.
03:41Just keep us updated.
03:43Copy.
03:45Paddy.
03:46James.
03:47Paddy.
03:49He's basically been skiering down.
03:52Work has done in the rain in the snow.
03:53All right.
03:5447-year-old Paddy tripped and face-planted hard onto the snow.
03:59He was found lying unresponsive.
04:02So, potential LOC.
04:04Yeah.
04:05Yeah.
04:05Potential LOC.
04:06So, before he's even fallen over.
04:09Yeah.
04:10Yeah.
04:11I was feeling very good.
04:13I don't know what I'm having to step up.
04:15At least in my mind.
04:16Yeah.
04:17Is it all right if I check your pupils?
04:19Is that all right?
04:19Yes.
04:20We see a lot of head injuries on the mountain.
04:23And they come in a ranging kind of severity.
04:27So, with Paddy, he was on the higher scale.
04:32Paddy's dazed and confused.
04:34He can't remember a single thing.
04:37Including the fact that he wasn't wearing a helmet.
04:41So, with Paddy, when he fell over,
04:44that force just went straight into his head
04:47and his brain copped a lot of it.
05:08Paddy is looping.
05:10It's a symptom of severe concussion.
05:15Paddy is looping.
05:17It's a symptom of severe concussion.
05:18If a patient is continually asking you the same question
05:22and just not being able to remember,
05:24it can be quite scary.
05:26While James and Rory deal with Paddy's head injury...
05:31Express top patrol.
05:33..a call comes in for another head trauma.
05:37Go for patrol.
05:39I'm on scene with a 12-year-old male who has a head injury and midline tenderness.
05:45Can I get a rig down skiers right, upper M1?
05:48Head of ski patrol Sam is now dealing with double brain injuries.
05:53Hey, Kennan, you got this?
05:56Sweet, that's Kennan responding from Express top with a rig.
06:00Excuse me.
06:02Yeah, some days, God knows why.
06:03You know, we just have wrist days, we'll have knee days
06:06where everyone's blowing their knees.
06:08This day in particular, we were just seeing concussions.
06:15Hey, Jess.
06:16Hi, this is Kennan.
06:18So, Charles, he had a bit of a conclusion.
06:21OK.
06:22He's feeling it.
06:24Got a sore head.
06:25I did a bit of an assessment, prime assessment on him,
06:27and he's got red light point tenderness.
06:29OK. Cheers, Jess.
06:3212-year-old Charles was having a snowboarding lesson
06:34when another skier crashed into him.
06:37Charles landed head-first onto the snow.
06:39Charles, my name's Kennan.
06:42What happened?
06:43Uh, I was just, um, attempting to do an ollie.
06:46OK.
06:46About to do it.
06:47A skier going really fast came past
06:51and, um, I just, I just swam the brakes
06:55and flipped me forward and straight head into the snow.
06:58OK.
06:59This is what Charles was attempting to do.
07:02A lift jump trick called an ollie.
07:05His instructor, Dennis, came to his rescue.
07:09Came around the corner, saw him in the snow.
07:11So, I went to check on him.
07:12It was actually a skier that almost ran him over.
07:16And he had to do, like, a four-stop, caught his edge,
07:20slam his head on the ice there.
07:23The M1 is the longest and most popular ski run at Coronet Peak.
07:28It's also the most congested.
07:31You know, we can have up to three, four thousand people skiing at Coronet Peak a day.
07:36And, uh, you know, we've got people flying down the mountains.
07:39Collisions, uh, unfortunately, are the nature of the beast, really.
07:43Can you take a big deep breath in for me?
07:47Anything sore when you do that?
07:49No.
07:50OK.
07:51And you're saying that there's a bit of pain in your back?
07:54Yeah.
07:55Luckily, Charles was wearing a helmet.
07:58The hard evidence says helmets will reduce the severity of concussion in patients.
08:02But Charles is also complaining of back pain.
08:06And that raises a massive red flag for ski patrol.
08:10Just try not to move too much.
08:11Jazz, can I get you just on the head?
08:14What I want you to do is just hold his head, um, kind of still.
08:19And you're trying to just keep the neck and the back aligned.
08:24OK?
08:25So, kind of hold around the traps in there.
08:29Yeah, so he was indicating that he had some midline point tenderness,
08:32which means he had some pain directly on his spine.
08:35That means that we have to put them in full spinal mobilisation.
08:42Hey, team, Rory.
08:44Perfect, mate, James.
08:45Further down the M1, ski patrollers Rory and James
08:49are getting Paddy prepped for a ride to the med room.
08:52Yeah, 47-year-old male had found a potential loss of consciousness
08:56before hitting the ground.
08:58Uh, doesn't remember what happened.
09:03Copy, thank you.
09:0547-year-old Paddy has been rushed to the med room.
09:08He has severe concussion after falling head first into the snow.
09:14We highly encourage wearing helmets on the ski field.
09:18When you fall over, a helmet takes that force
09:20and is designed to kind of crack with that energy that's coming through
09:24instead of it damaging your brain.
09:27What happened?
09:28Nothing wrong.
09:29Nothing wrong.
09:29Nothing's wrong.
09:30A few tactics.
09:30Yeah.
09:32Pulling down.
09:32Do you remember where you are?
09:36Um...
09:37Can you tell me the name of the ski field where you are?
09:43Do you remember what town you're in?
09:46Do you know what town you're in?
09:50Give me a few seconds.
09:52Yep.
09:53No worries.
10:00Um...
10:04What happened?
10:07You had a bit of a tumble, mate.
10:08Looping's a cognitive and behavioural symptom of a head injury.
10:13It happens when the brain can't form new memories.
10:16It's like a mental traffic jam
10:18where thoughts get stuck in a repetitive cycle.
10:22He's Paddy.
10:23He said he was lightheaded.
10:24Yeah.
10:25Witness found him laying in the snow, not moving.
10:29He believes he was maybe laying there for a couple of minutes
10:32before she got to him.
10:34Can't remember where he is.
10:36I don't know what day of it.
10:38I don't know what day of it.
10:42It's a red flag when someone lost consciousness from an injury
10:46because it just tells me that the mechanism was high enough
10:50to cause them to lose consciousness.
10:55Yeah.
10:59That maid sort of, like, rang a few alarm bells in my head.
11:04Was his helmet around?
11:05He didn't have a helmet.
11:07Were you wearing a helmet?
11:09Yeah, I didn't.
11:10Yeah.
11:10You don't?
11:11No helmet.
11:12So the fact that Paddy wasn't wearing a helmet
11:15plus lost consciousness makes me more worried about
11:19a more serious head injury.
11:24Coronet Peak, Queenstown.
11:27Hey, Charles.
11:28Can you wiggle your toes?
11:30Yeah.
11:30Yeah?
11:31Cool.
11:33And Ski Patrol is dealing with a double concussion scenario
11:36following two separate crashes on the M1.
11:40A heavily concussed Paddy is in the med room getting checked out.
11:46Ski Patroller Kennan is assessing 12-year-old Charles,
11:50who's complaining of lower back pain.
11:54Are you feeling dizzy at all?
11:57Yeah.
11:58Okay.
11:58That's all good.
11:59And do you feel like you're going to be sick or anything like that?
12:01A little bit in the stomach.
12:03A little bit in the stomach?
12:04Charles' concussion symptoms make it difficult for Kennan
12:07to assess the full severity of his back injury.
12:10We're just going to call for some more patrollers to come down and help out.
12:16Express top from Kennan.
12:17Go for express top.
12:19Yeah, I'm staying with a 12-year-old male who's had a bit of a head knock
12:23and some pain in his back.
12:26Can I get a back mat down?
12:29Ski's right.
12:29Upper end mine.
12:31Okay.
12:31Copy.
12:32We'll have someone there right away.
12:35Hey, Charles.
12:36Yeah?
12:36Just keep your eyes open for us.
12:37Are you feeling a bit tired?
12:39Yeah.
12:39Okay.
12:40Just keep your eyes open for us.
12:41Head injuries can start to deteriorate very fast, especially mixed with that spinal pain.
12:49We really want to make sure that we get this patient down to see our doctor
12:53and stabilised as fast as possible.
13:00Do you remember crashing?
13:03No.
13:04No.
13:04In the med room, Dr Nicky's concerned about Paddy's head injury.
13:08Given the fact, he wasn't wearing a helmet.
13:12My finger.
13:13Don't know what I think.
13:16Do you know what diameter it is?
13:19No.
13:20No.
13:22No.
13:23When you hit your head, your brain inside your skull moves around
13:28and the helmet is preventing that movement of the brain.
13:32Okay.
13:33I don't remember what that happened.
13:35That's okay.
13:36Before I've fallen down.
13:38Imagine having an egg inside of an egg carton.
13:41If you drop the egg versus dropping it in an egg carton,
13:45you're going to get very different results.
13:48Paddy has no recollection of his crash and no memory of anything at all.
13:53You've obviously hit your head at some point today when you've been skiing
13:58and because you haven't worn a helmet, you know, injured your head a bit more.
14:03I think in my eye.
14:05Yeah.
14:06Looks like you've fallen on that side of your face.
14:08Take some deep breaths in and out.
14:17There's quite a spectrum of the degree of severity of concussions.
14:21Just to lose my mind in a few seconds.
14:24Yeah.
14:24I could tell that Paddy was looping and we always take that really seriously.
14:30That would indicate a brain bleed or something serious.
14:33Well, we can't.
14:34I can know what we are.
14:36We are.
14:36Yeah.
14:37But that's my thing.
14:40I don't know what happened.
14:42Just got us?
14:43Yeah, just falling down.
14:44Yeah.
14:47A really severe head injury can cause irreversible damage to the brain,
14:53and that can be life-threatening.
14:59Is it getting any better still the same?
15:01Okay.
15:02No, that's all okay.
15:03The pain in the head is getting a bit worse.
15:05It's getting worse.
15:06Okay.
15:0712-year-old Charles is doing his best to tough it out,
15:10but he wants his mum and dad.
15:13He's starting to panic.
15:15His back is still sore and he's showing signs of concussion.
15:19Kennan has called for backup to get him down the mountain.
15:25Hey, Ben.
15:26So this is Charles.
15:29He's kind of been collected by a skier.
15:32Apparently going quite fast and he's landed on a directly on his head on the palpation.
15:38Jazz felt a bit of midline tenderness.
15:41So what we're going to do is just back mat, chuck him in the rig, get him down.
15:46Ski Patrol needs to place Charles in full spinal precaution mode.
15:50They need to ease him into a special vacuum sealed mattress for his trip to the med room.
15:55We use our vac mats to mobilize these patients.
15:58Yeah.
15:59All right, Charles.
15:59What we're going to do is we're going to roll you onto a vac mat, okay?
16:01Mm-hmm.
16:03Three, two, one.
16:06With spinal injuries, if we are to move that patient too much, you know,
16:12we could definitely cause more damage to the patient.
16:14Three, two, one.
16:18Awesome.
16:18Good work, mate.
16:19So that's stay on the head there.
16:23A lot of these things are quite time sensitive.
16:25So there's a bit of a mix between doing the job as well as we can and doing it quickly.
16:31Yep.
16:33Cool.
16:33That feels pretty good.
16:34Okay, so lifting on three.
16:36Ready?
16:37One, two, three.
16:39And that's why we train, you know, every single day to make sure that we've got the skills
16:44that we need to be able to, you know, provide the best care we can.
16:48It could mean life or death for our patients.
16:55So do you understand what's going on?
16:58Yeah, what he told me is I just fell down and someone found me after two minutes.
17:05Then he lost his memory and then he doesn't have to do it.
17:10Yeah.
17:11Exactly.
17:12Patty's wife, Cherry, has just arrived at the med room.
17:16She's a little rattled after speaking with her husband earlier on the phone.
17:20Patty had and still has no idea about what's going on.
17:25Or that he was supposed to pick up his son from ski school.
17:31I'm in that building because my son got a ski class and it finished at 3.30.
17:37And that's the time he called me.
17:39I thought he's picking up the son and I said, where are you?
17:43Where's Jonas?
17:44And he said, oh, I'm in the medical centre.
17:48I said, then I need to pick it up Jonas then.
17:51And he couldn't remember what Jonas, what class.
17:55I said, he had a class, finished at 3.30.
17:57I have to pick it up.
17:59And he can't remember.
18:01Yeah, it's pretty scary to see a loved one in an accident, especially with their head.
18:07Patty didn't even remember that he had to pick the kids up from the ski school.
18:11So that must have been really distressing for her.
18:14So we're gonna monitor him for an hour to make sure that he's making new memories.
18:19And if he's okay after about an hour, then I'm fine for him to go home.
18:23Yeah.
18:23But otherwise he'll need to be seen in the hospital.
18:26Okay.
18:27You're scary, yeah?
18:28You're scary.
18:30It's my first time, first time experienced like falling down.
18:34Yeah.
18:35I was feeling well, but I don't know what happened.
18:39If Patty doesn't start making new memories soon, he'll need to be evac'd to the nearest trauma hospital.
18:54Copy patrol from Magic Carpet, patrol.
18:58Go for patrol.
19:00Hi, we have an injured female snowboarder here at the bottom of Magic Carpet.
19:05Bilateral wrists.
19:06If anyone is around to take her to the med centre.
19:10Yeah, copy.
19:11We've got Louie heading there now.
19:14Ski patroller Louie is responding to an injured snowboarder on the Magic Carpet.
19:19Magic Carpet is great.
19:20It can be complete carnage because you can imagine every single beginner is on these two carpets
19:25and it's people who are obviously learning so they can't stop, they can't control their edges.
19:32So it can be a bit of a recipe for disaster where a lot of our injuries happen,
19:35especially those wrists, typically snowboarders going on their back edge, putting their hands down.
19:42Louie, I'm saying, copy.
19:44Yeah, copy Louie.
19:45That's exactly what has happened to 44-year-old Nat.
19:51Nat's daughter Lou came to her rescue.
19:53Turns out it's not her mum's first rodeo when it comes to injuring herself.
19:58I saw her on the ground and thought I should run up because she's had a few injuries before.
20:03So I thought I'd help her out.
20:04I've got a broken shoulder right now.
20:06This is the aftermath.
20:07Nat's daughter.
20:08Yeah, and I've just had hamstring surgery from a skater.
20:11Nat is the ultimate adventure mum with a heart-core life mantra.
20:15Yeah, go fast, don't die.
20:18She's too tough and rough.
20:19Like you said, her motto, she just won't stop, she won't quit.
20:24This time, her mantra has backfired.
20:35If both her wrists are broken, she'll be grounded for a very long time.
20:43Yeah.
20:45Come on now, shake it up.
20:47Come on, real hubby living here.
20:50Yeah.
20:50Come on.
20:51Yeah, come on.
20:53Do you know you're throwing down grip above KM3?
20:56Yeah, mate.
20:57Chuck a grip on the uphill side and I'll go all the way back up.
21:00The job's over that.
21:02Coronet Peak's roads crew are dealing with a dramatic drop in the temperature.
21:07We have what we love to call a snap freeze.
21:09Once the sun starts to come up, yeah, we get colder temperatures rolling in.
21:16And depending on the humidity levels in the air, that can create a snap freeze on our road.
21:21So very quickly, almost what feels like out of nowhere, cars start slipping.
21:27Copy, Harry.
21:29Copy, Harry.
21:31Copy, Harry.
21:31Yeah, mate, it's just a car.
21:33Copy, waterworks.
21:34Yeah, copy, not too far away.
21:38The snap freeze is causing havoc for drivers.
21:42Well, it looks like this van's front left hand side chain has come off and it's just come
21:49round and stood into the water table.
21:51The slippery conditions means even one misplaced tyre chain can spell disaster.
21:56The snap freeze means having ice or sometimes black ice in spots that, even if you are comfortable
22:06with the road, can send you slipping.
22:09Thought I had plenty of room, but I guess I didn't.
22:12Yeah.
22:15Road patroller Alex is assisting Harry, an Aussie ski team member.
22:19Harry's here for an international ski race event, but his road to glory has gone pear-shaped.
22:25Started up there and then some kind soul has pulled them backwards as far as they could,
22:30but they're a bit stuck now, so we're getting the big dogs in to give them a tug.
22:37The van is buried in the snow.
22:40Alex will need to call in reinforcements, and fast.
22:44If the road stays blocked, cars will start to bank up and more traffic chaos will follow.
22:50When someone gets stuck in the water table, it can create further problems,
22:54because either they want to assist or they just want to slow down and look.
22:57It becomes a bit of a domino effect, so the goal is to try and get them out as soon
23:02as possible.
23:06Medical team for patrol.
23:08Yeah, go for med room.
23:10Down mid-bounds with a 12-year-old bail.
23:12Had a bit of a head knock, so midline point tenderness.
23:16He's in a vac mat.
23:17We'll be there in about 10 minutes.
23:20Yeah, copy. Thank you. See you soon.
23:2212-year-old Charles is being transported to the med room in full spinal precaution mode.
23:28He's injured his back and is showing signs of concussion.
23:31Alright, Charles, we made it.
23:34Yeah, so patients like Charles, you know, it's really important that we get them down to see our doctor as
23:40soon as possible.
23:42You know, head injuries can start to deteriorate very fast, especially mixed with that spinal pain.
23:49We really want to make sure that we get this patient stabilised as fast as possible.
23:54So Charles was doing a bit of a jump over one of the piles on the RPM-1, and a
24:00skier who apparently was going quite fast collided with him.
24:04So he's landed directly on the front of his head, but just feeling quite nauseous, a little bit dizzy.
24:10And when Jazz was first on scene doing palpations, there was a bit of midline tenderness around the thoracic.
24:17So when someone has midline tenderness, that raises the concern of a spinal fracture.
24:23Charles will need a full neurological exam to determine the extent of his injuries.
24:34The Coronet Peak access road.
24:36And roadie Alex is dealing with a vehicle stuck in the water table.
24:41I leave on Friday, so I almost made it the whole trip without getting stuck.
24:46Harry's van is buried in the snow.
24:49It's a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
24:54Bad day to get stuck to get put on TV.
24:56What are you doing?
24:58Better?
25:00Can't be that big.
25:02It's like one or two.
25:06All right, we'll see how it goes.
25:08Tim Boss from maintenance will pull Harry's vehicle out with the tractor.
25:11They need to get the car out of the way ASAP so Harry can make it to his ski event
25:17in time.
25:17Just try and drag out slowly.
25:19Do you just want to keep your wheels sort of straight, sort of kinked over just the wheeler?
25:25We get quite a few ski racers coming up.
25:29This really proves that even if you are comfortable with the road, the conditions can send you slipping.
25:38The tractor makes light work of the recovery.
25:43Oh, good.
25:45Well, thank you guys.
25:47That was easier than I thought it would be.
25:50All right, have a good one.
25:52What's the plan now, man?
25:54Well, hopefully go back up there and leave it at the top of the hill, and I'll get stuck again.
26:02You don't even need to be alive, right?
26:05No.
26:06Just up for a while.
26:08I'm here and I don't know what happened.
26:12I lost my mind, yeah.
26:14In the med room, Paddy's still looping after a nasty faceplant on the M1.
26:19What we'll do is just keep you here to observe you for an hour, and we're going to do some
26:25memory checks on you.
26:27Paddy's inability to remember things means he'll need to undergo a head injury assessment test before the med team can
26:34let him go.
26:36We call it a West Meds, and that's basically checking to see if someone is alert and orientated.
26:43If he fails, or if his condition deteriorates, he'll be medevaced to the nearest trauma hospital.
26:50Sorry, I'm just going to ask some questions.
26:52What month are we in?
26:54Something right there.
26:58Alright, let's go here.
27:03It's stressful, isn't it?
27:05It's 2025, and we're in July.
27:08Okay, July.
27:10All concussions where people get amnesic and they can't remember, it's super distressing, and it always makes me a little
27:16bit upset.
27:17I just think it's really awful for them.
27:19And then, can you tell me what these pictures are?
27:22That's right, if you can't.
27:23Yeah.
27:23Okay, and bread.
27:26Okay.
27:26In an hour, I'm going to come back and ask you those questions again.
27:29Make sure we've still got all the same answers.
27:31Now you know it's July, so that's good.
27:33We can remember that.
27:35And what the pictures are.
27:37So you've just got to remember the cup, keys, and the bird.
27:40Yes.
27:41Yeah.
27:41Paddy will have to wait to find out if he'll need to undergo further neurological testing.
27:46If he can remember it's July 2025, that'll mean he's created a new memory.
27:51And that will be good news for him and his family.
28:05Copy or patrol, we've got reports of an injury at the top of Meadows.
28:09There's anyone closer than an express top that could respond.
28:12Copy or patrol, we've just had reports of a wrist injury on the magic carpet.
28:1710-4, James is inbound with Antonox.
28:23Yeah, go for mid-room.
28:2544-year-old's female.
28:275-level.
28:28Yeah, copy that.
28:31See you soon.
28:3244-year-old adventure mum, Nat, has done what they like to call here on the mountain.
28:37A foosh.
28:38So we do get a good foosh up corner peak, which is four on outstretch hand.
28:43So it's typically beginners and usually snowboarders.
28:47When you're learning first to do your turns on a snowboard, it's really easy to either go
28:51on your front edge or more so on your back edge and actually put both your hands down.
28:56And then that's when you get that break in your wrist.
28:59Not one to do things by halves, Nat has pulled off a double fish.
29:04Hey.
29:06Yeah, she's definitely got a broken right wrist.
29:10Left one query, but she's broken it before.
29:12Had hamstring surgery, shoulder surgery very recently.
29:15She was a tough one.
29:17Yeah, yeah.
29:18What's happened exactly?
29:19Should we get her on the bed?
29:21Yeah.
29:21Do you want me to get your gloves?
29:22We'll get you comfortable.
29:25She's tough.
29:26So good.
29:27Last one sec, Nat.
29:29Wrist injuries on the mountain are super common.
29:32But the double wrist injury is a less common one.
29:36So what happened?
29:37I was going down and then I went to turn to go down that way.
29:42So I was sliding that way and then it just kind of flipped.
29:48So I put my hands back.
29:49Now I was still falling backwards.
29:51Yeah.
29:51As a snowboarder, this is a really, really common injury to have,
29:55especially in beginner snowboarders,
29:58because your instinct whenever you fall is to just put your hand out.
30:01Let me know if it's sore.
30:02Yeah.
30:04Yeah, there.
30:06It's kind of most sore here.
30:08On top.
30:09Let's compare it to the other side.
30:12This one's been broken twice.
30:14So when you're examining a wrist, you need to figure out where exactly the pain is,
30:19because it can be in the wrist itself or it can be in the scaphoid, which is a bone by
30:24the thumb.
30:27Is it sore in here?
30:28Mm-hmm.
30:32Okay.
30:32How sore is it there?
30:34Um, like when you're pushing it, it's probably a nine.
30:38One of the most easily missed things is when you have a scaphoid fracture.
30:42And if you miss that, you can have permanent damage to your wrist.
30:48And can you go like this?
30:49Just down.
30:52Yeah.
30:54Like with your hands?
30:55Yeah.
30:56F***ing great.
31:00Charles is just here.
31:02Oh dear, what have we got here?
31:04Are you still alive?
31:06Charles' dad, Peter, has arrived to some uplifting news.
31:10Fortunately for Charles, my colleagues examined him and he was cleared.
31:15Lucky your mother's not here.
31:16She probably had a heart attack.
31:17Lucky you had a helmet on.
31:18Hey.
31:19Good job.
31:20I might turn the lights off for a sec.
31:22Are they annoying you?
31:23Yes.
31:23Yeah.
31:24Okay.
31:25Charles' C-spine has been cleared of injury.
31:29Nurse Savannah can now focus on his head injury.
31:32He'll undergo the same memory test as Paddy.
31:35Um, cause you knocked your head, we just want to make sure that you're,
31:38you can remember some things short term.
31:44So, can you tell me what these three pictures are?
31:48Mug.
31:49Yep.
31:50Kiss.
31:51Yep.
31:52Bird.
31:52Bird. Good job.
31:53Alright, I'm gonna come back in probably an hour and ask you again what the images were.
32:02How are Roads from Nigel Roads?
32:04Yeah, Roads.
32:05Just checking in how you're getting on, really?
32:09Nah, everything, I'm just trying to get a little bit of air off from it.
32:12Especially on the dirt section.
32:15The drop zone is in full swing and the Roads team is fighting off the flow-on effects of the
32:20morning's snap freeze.
32:22Seems to catch a lot of cars off guard in these mornings, so we really have to make sure the
32:26whole area's gridded.
32:27Um, so we're just getting Ed to grit the ambulance access, so it's gonna be a bit slick for the
32:33ambulance pulling back in.
32:35It's a constant challenge to stay on top of the icy conditions.
32:39Bit busier this morning, so the grit already got pushed in to the, like, top layer from the snow, from
32:47snowmaking,
32:48and then with the frost, and with people's hot tires, it just kept melting everything underneath it.
32:54So even though we were gridding, we just, like, weren't gridding it fast enough, if that makes sense.
32:59So people were just still slipping and had, like, five cars at once.
33:03We already have so many other things going on.
33:06And then with New Zealand's unpredictable weather, it's a lot to watch and a bit chaotic.
33:13The weather has deteriorated, and it's keeping Ski Patrol on their toes.
33:20Company patrol from Admin.
33:23Go for patrol.
33:24We have reports of an injured male skier for the million dollar with a elbow injury.
33:31Can you hear that? Cheers, man.
33:33We've got James responding with a rig.
33:37Million Dollar is a 358-metre-long blue run for intermediate skiers and snowboarders.
33:44On scene.
33:45What about the million dollar?
33:46Ian Farad.
33:50Who do we have here?
33:51Mohammed.
33:52Mohammed.
33:53My name's James.
33:5533-year-old Mohammed was on a three-day ski holiday from Melbourne when he stacked it.
34:00His adventure has turned into a painful case of misadventure.
34:05I was doing zigzag, and I just went onto that side, and I couldn't control myself.
34:14And then I just fell down.
34:17Yeah.
34:17And was it quite a, like, slow fall, was it?
34:20Yes.
34:21And it was, like...
34:22Onto it, and, like, you kind of landed on it, or was your arm out?
34:26Yeah, I just...
34:27I think it hit on the ground first, and then my arm went like this.
34:32Ah, OK.
34:33Mohammed's a beginner skier.
34:35Somehow, he's managed to zigzag off the magic carpet and onto an intermediate run.
34:42We put out signs, uh, and do our best to communicate that, you know, they might be getting themselves into
34:49a sticky situation if they head up there, but unfortunately not everyone reads signs, and that can create some more
34:55work for us too.
34:57Mohammed's convinced he's broken his elbow.
34:59When it's just, like, in a comfortable position, does that...?
35:02It hurts.
35:03It hurts?
35:04Yes.
35:04Just, like, resting it, or does that pain go down if it's just, like, you go have it nice, comfy...
35:10I can't do it.
35:11Yeah, with Mohammed, he was in a bit of pain, um, so it's just best to take him down to
35:16the med room to get it further assessed.
35:19Mohammed's all smiles.
35:21He could be on the hypochondriac side of things.
35:23All right, Mohammed, if you want to come and sit here for me, I want your bottom here and legs
35:28down here.
35:29James is erring on the side of caution, and wants to get Mohammed checked out in the med room.
35:35Yeah, rest up, James, rest up.
35:38I have a 33-year-old male with a right elbow injury.
35:42We'll be heading to the clinic.
35:44Better to be safe than sorry.
35:47Sound good?
35:55I mean, I can't rule out a break.
35:58I mean, you're sore there, and you're sore over, um, some of the little bones in your head.
36:03Slash your breast.
36:04Adventure mum, Nat, appears to have broken both of her wrists.
36:08But she's not about to let a break or two get in the way of her mantra.
36:12Go fast.
36:13Don't die.
36:14It's not too bad.
36:16They're not nervous.
36:17Yeah.
36:18I think if it's, you know, pretty sore, it's reasonable to get an x-ray.
36:22We are careful about these bones in your wrist joints.
36:25Yeah.
36:25So if you're pretty sore over those, then I would advise that you get an x-ray of them.
36:29Yeah.
36:30Cool, cool.
36:31Does that sound good?
36:32Yeah, do it later.
36:33I think, um, it's not a very good idea.
36:36But I could tell that Nat was putting on a brave face because her daughter was around.
36:41No, we're not going.
36:43No, we're not going.
36:43There's no way in hell we're going.
36:45We've got a rest of the day to go.
36:46Yes, we are.
36:49I don't like that.
36:52Personally, I wouldn't go out if I was injured, but she's got, she's tough.
36:56Don't worry about it.
36:57Just take some painkillers and tequila.
37:01Yeah.
37:01Yeah.
37:02Modern day solutions.
37:03Yeah.
37:03So Nat is obviously quite an adventure mum.
37:08In the last two years, um, I've broken my wrist and had a concussion while I was skating
37:13in the bowl in Fidianga.
37:15And then I went to try and do a Tarantino slide, um, in the Fidi skate park and had a
37:23nine centimetre tear of my hamstring retracted off the boat.
37:27Um, and then in April, I went downhill mountain biking and shattered my scapula and my shoulder
37:35and got amboed down from there.
37:37Yeah.
37:38And then this.
37:39Top it off here.
37:41Fast don't die.
37:43Life motto.
37:44Had to have a tattoo.
37:45To remind me to, uh, take it easy.
37:49I should get a skeleton or a good luck tattoo next.
37:51I think if you have a tattoo, you think every time you were injured, you'd be head to toe
37:57covered.
37:58That's it.
38:00She's probably gonna have an increased chance of falling over again.
38:04And if she does fall over again onto her wrist, then it's only gonna do more damage.
38:10Yeah.
38:10It is what it is.
38:11You know, people can do what they want to do.
38:14Yeah.
38:14There's no fun wasting the day.
38:16It's beautiful.
38:17It's still fun to be had.
38:19Back out we go, I think.
38:24Is that comfy?
38:25All righty.
38:25Yeah.
38:25It's comfy.
38:28We'll take her to the hospital once they're done.
38:32Just as one carefree skier leaves, an unduly worried one arrives.
38:38Just like that.
38:40Muhammad's convinced he's broken his elbow.
38:43All right, Muhammad.
38:43If you just wanna, we'll sit you up.
38:46And then.
38:47Oh, thank you so much.
38:49And then if you wanna step off this way.
38:53Hello.
38:53I'm Nikki the doctor.
38:54What's your name?
38:55I'm Muhammad.
38:56Muhammad.
38:57Cool.
38:57So, James was telling me you fell on million dollar onto your elbow.
39:03Is that right?
39:04That's right, yeah.
39:05Cool.
39:05And is that the only place that it saw?
39:08Yes, that's right.
39:08Did you hit your head?
39:10No.
39:10No, okay.
39:11Sweet.
39:12Do you mind if we take your jumper off?
39:15Okay.
39:16Yes.
39:16So, as a doctor, one of the greatest tools in our toolkit is just observing people.
39:23Muhammad's showing signs of hypochondria.
39:26Yeah, that's good.
39:28And I can just...
39:29He's certain he's busted his elbow.
39:32Muhammad basically did my assessment for me.
39:35When he came in, he was a bit like an onion.
39:38He had a million layers of clothes.
39:40Um, we can just pull this up.
39:42Yep.
39:43And I just watched him as he unwrapped himself layer by layer moving his elbow without much distress at all.
39:51Dr Nicky is pretty sure Muhammad has not broken his elbow.
39:56Muhammad begs to differ.
39:58Just having this little fracture.
40:02Yeah, I hope so, like, it's not as bad.
40:05Nicky needs to conduct a full exam to try to work out what's really going on with Muhammad's elbow.
40:11Any pain down here?
40:14No.
40:15Yes.
40:16Yeah.
40:19Up here.
40:20On here.
40:21Is that sore if I tap it?
40:23Yes.
40:24Okay.
40:24If you pull your arm, pull it that way.
40:28Is that sore?
40:29No.
40:30No.
40:30He wasn't sore in any of the areas that I'd be concerned of with an elbow joint.
40:37Um, and can you bend your elbow all the way in and all the way out?
40:42Okay.
40:47That's bad.
40:49Oh my God.
40:50But he did have a little bit of pain, um, on his humours, but he was moving his elbow really
40:56well and I wasn't particularly worried about it.
40:58It's not broken already?
41:00I don't think it's broken, no.
41:02Oh.
41:03I think you've just bruised it.
41:05You'll live another day, should just settle down over the next day or two.
41:09If it doesn't, you can go and get an x-ray, but I don't think you'll need to do that.
41:15Sometimes when someone's a bit worried about themselves, it's really good to just take a little bit of extra time
41:22and help explain everything for them so they can be reassured.
41:26Muhammad's been given the all clear to return to the slopes.
41:32Thank you so much.
41:41Can you tell me what these pictures are without looking at them?
41:43A coffee cup?
41:44Yeah.
41:46The last one is a bird.
41:48Yeah.
41:49It's like a key.
41:50Key?
41:50Yeah.
41:51Perfect.
41:52Paddy and Charles both pass their head injury assessment tests.
41:56One.
41:56Yeah.
41:58Keys.
41:58Yeah.
42:00Bird.
42:00Perfect.
42:02And we're told to take it easy for a few days.
42:05I'm feeling very good.
42:07Yeah.
42:07I'll be back tomorrow.
42:09No, where are you?
42:10Not tomorrow.
42:12Is it sore in here?
42:13Nat eventually made it to hospital and left with a cast on one wrist, but never one to let a
42:18little
42:19pain slow her down, she cut it off the very next day and was straight back to her adventurous
42:25antics.
42:31What did you do, man?
42:34Muhammad wrapped up his day at the peak with a bit of show and tell.
42:39So after I gave Muhammad the all clear, he was really keen to show us a demonstration of
42:45his skiing.
42:47Oh, you're good.
42:48This style will give what percentage?
42:5261.
42:53Safety was about zero.
42:56Definitely good to see Muhammad get back on the skis, but I would advise him in the future
43:01that it's a very good idea to wear a helmet.
43:05Good to see.
43:06Now.
43:07Back out.
43:12Next time.
43:14Ow!
43:16Just came over the crest, saw someone on the floor.
43:18Or Puraya's badly broken leg.
43:20Ow!
43:21Triggers a medical emergency.
43:23My goodness I!
43:25Saxon, I want you to be honest with me.
43:27Saxon's shoulder mystery.
43:29Yeah, it's just weird because he doesn't have any point tenderness over any of the bones.
43:34Puts Dr Nikki's diagnostic skills to the test.
43:37He doesn't have any obvious injury that I can see.
43:41Which is not a good sign.
43:42Doesn't look classically dislocated to me.
43:47We have two injured skiers on the T-bar line.
43:50And Ski Patrol shuts down an international ski race.
43:54The race crew from the trail race group.
43:56To try and rescue two injured school girls.
43:59We've got two patients.
44:00We need to get across your court.
44:02Can we please hold racing?
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