Colorado

when they wreck. Now ski patrol has to get up front and close to them. As a patroller, I will have on a mask. Goggles get fogged up quickly when you are accessing /treating someone, so they come off right away. Now say, I have a patient wrapped around a tree without a mask. Yes, I was skiing Friday and because of the distance factor, there were a lot of folks on the hill with no masks, even in the closer quarters of lift lines ( signs said masked were required, but nobody was enforcing that). Sorry for the aside, back to the maskless skier wrapped around a tree. As I approach and start talking to them, that is a good sign that they can talk, My name is..., what happened, I am here to help you. Before I can get any closer, I need you to put this mask on, as I hand them a mask. If they refuse???? Our protocols, like all first responders is to ensure that the scene is safe for us to enter. Basically, NO MASK, no help. That said it is still a case by case issue. Anybody that works as a first responder wants to help that person.