 Poster: A snowHead
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@esaw1, my medical notes had the cryptic "v.scis.crur.dex" which I managed to Google into "Vulnus scissum cruris dexterus" which sounds pretty serious until you realise it is just medical Latin and means "cut to the right leg"...
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Stick to the Latin. Sounds more worthy of such an honourable wound!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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My Dad had to do medical exams in Scotland before he'd learnt much English. He'd had a good classical education, though, and used to say that his knowledge of Latin got him through.
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
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Update - arrived in Flachau yesterday, and today we had a reasonable run out with no ill effects. I was highly aware of still having it bandaged and taking things easy but the net impact was minimal and despite low vis above 1500m and slightly heavy conditions lower down I had a good day.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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That's good news, @ousekjarr. Phew. Your Latin reminded me of a friend who emerged from hospital, years ago, with a note diagnosing UKI.
Turned out to be an Unidentified Knee Injury...
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You'll need to Register first of course.
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@ousekjarr, yay, well done! 
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+1
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7 weeks on, and I’m almost back to normal albeit with a rather dramatic scar... photo below.
Spoiler
I’ve also now received 2 bills in the post - one for €24 from the hospital for stuff which isn’t covered by the EHIC (dinner and breakfast, I think), and €216 from the lift company for evacuation from the mountain. While this was fairly trivial, it seems they have a fixed rate for all assistance. Both are now with the insurance company...
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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@ousekjarr, Austrian health insurance (and therefore EHIC) covers approx 80% of the costs, so that will probably be the remaining 20% (they normally just put your monthly payments up by a few euros till you pay it off), but obviously you can claim it back off your travel insurance.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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An article on what can happen with cuts from edges here.
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FAQ
glad you're all right and skiing again, but it clearly doesn't look like a skiing injury so tell everyone its a shark bite from when you were surfing in Hawaii! 
