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St. Vincent Regional Hospital
Coverage of St. Vincent Regional Hospital in the Nexus archive.
- ‘‘Tis but a flesh wound’: Man impaled by trekking pole hikes 10 miles off mountain to safety
A Montana nurse was impaled by his trekking pole during a hike on Granite Peak but chose to walk 10 miles with his companions to safety instead of being airlifted. He assessed the injury as non-life-threatening, avoided panic, and descended the mountain over six hours with minimal complications.
- Montana man hikes out of the mountains to get help after he was impaled by a trekking pole
David Cifaldi, a 32-year-old nurse, impaled himself on a trekking pole while hiking in Montana's Froze-to-Death Plateau but decided to hike out with friends instead of requesting a helicopter rescue. Using a Garmin inReach device, the group communicated with authorities as they descended the mountain, covering 10 miles over six hours to reach a trailhead.