TY - JOUR T1 - Suspension trauma JF - Emergency Medicine Journal JO - Emerg Med J SP - 59 LP - 59 DO - 10.1136/emj.2007.049197 VL - 25 IS - 1 AU - G Roggla AU - B Moser AU - M Roggla Y1 - 2008/01/01 UR - http://emj.bmj.com/content/25/1/59.2.abstract N2 - The review by Lee and Porter in a recent issue of the journal explains suspension trauma by orthostatic intolerance resulting from venous pooling in the legs caused by gravity and possibly aggravated by the compression of the femoral veins by harness groin straps contributing to the reduction in venous return.1 Our approach to this topic primarily focused on reports of sudden death in climbing accidents in the Alps even when the fall was held by the … ER -