Quote Originally Posted by IainR View Post
brilliant. So he'd got help.. he knew the situation.. how much time he had to wait... he didn't wait in vane hope..

I hopped 6 km when a stake went through my calf in a remote valley in NZ. I knew waiting it out was a long long wait and reckoned I could hop that in 3 hrs.

You weigh up the situation..is staying less risky than dieing of hypothermia...
I know one shouldn't talk about qualifications on an FRA forum but outdoor first aid quals, which I hold to work as an ML, is all about escaping the cold and getting the casualty down ASAP. One of the core messages is its the cold that kills, not the ankle.. so if a casualty can keep moving, keep moving... the message is quite different from standard urban first aid situations when one can rely on help within minutes...