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Winter Mountain Emergency Medicine Course

The document outlines an 8-day mountain emergency medicine course covering topics like helicopter procedures, mountain rescues, avalanche safety, glacier movements, crevasse rescues, and medicine. The course involves both classroom and hands-on training including helicopter flights and skiing.

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Winter Mountain Emergency Medicine Course

The document outlines an 8-day mountain emergency medicine course covering topics like helicopter procedures, mountain rescues, avalanche safety, glacier movements, crevasse rescues, and medicine. The course involves both classroom and hands-on training including helicopter flights and skiing.

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MOUNTAIN EMERGENCY

MEDICINE COURSE WINTER


including the AHEMS topics according to DiMM
Regulations (ICAR, ISMM, UIAA)
Course program

Day 1 Day 4
- Introduction to mountain rescues in the Alps - Terrestrial rescues
- Helicopter procedures / operations - Crew resource management
(tactics / dynamic hoisting / longline)
- Hovering and longline operations practice on the Day 5
ground - Avalanche theory
- Lunch - Avalanche skill stations (avalanche transceivers /
- Training with the helicopter (hovering + longline) in probing / shoveling)
mountain terrain - Medicine (advanced life support for avalanche
victims (ICAR checklist))
Day 2
- HEMS session 1 and 2 Day 6
- Medicine (AMS / HAPE / HACE) - Skiing up to 4164m (Breithorn)
- Demonstration of professional crevasse rescue - Survival
equipment - Night rescue exercise
- Flight to Testa Grigia by helicopter, staying at the
Theodul mountain hut Day 7
- Rescue on the ski slopes
Day 3 - HEMS session 3
- Movements on glaciers
- Improvised crevasse rescues Day 8
- Organized crevasse rescues with tri-/ bipod - Questions and discussion
- Helicopter operations on the glacier - Exam
- Medicine (cold injuries, avalanche and - Conclusion
hypothermia)

Point of contact
Air Zermatt Training Center +41 27 570 70 70 or by e-mail
at [email protected]

Air Zermatt AG
Heliport Raron, Training Center, Wolfseyastrasse 11, CH-3942 Raron, +41 27 570 70 70, [email protected] www.air-zermatt.ch

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