I report on a case of left main bronchus occlusion by an inhaled foreign body at a remote Antarctic scientific base during the austral winter. The dilemmas of on-site treatment and the challenges of aeromedical evacuation from such a remote environment are presented.
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Wilderness & Environmental Medicine
Vol. 18 • No. 2
June 2007
Vol. 18 • No. 2
June 2007
aeromedical evacuation
Antarctic regions
bronchi
foreign bodies