m. glatterer mtn. rescue and wilderness medicine
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Mountain Rescue and Wilderness Medicine
CTSA
Cardiovascular SummitMarch 4-6, 2016
Beaver Creek, Colorado
Skeet Glatterer, MD, FAWM
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Mountain Rescue Association
• Group of highly trained volunteer professionals
• Oldest SAR organization in the US
• Collection of 100 teams with 2,500 members
• 8 regions:
– Rocky Mountain Region (CO, NM, WY) with 15 teams
– More than 5,000 SAR operations yearly
– Board of Directors – the teams
– Governed by 5 elected officers
MRA (www.MRA.org)
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MRA - Qualifications
• Teams confirmed as members after extensive scenario based field testing:
– High angle rock rescue
– Ice and snow rescue
– Wilderness search
• Teams must reaccredit every 5 years
– Tested and judged by members of regional and out of state teams
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MRA
• Yearly national meeting
– Field activities and presentations related to developments in SAR technology and techniques, and mountain emergency medicine
• International Technical Rescue Symposium (ITRS)
– Advances in technical mountain rescue and gear, and systems testing
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MRA Medical Committee
• Article in quarterly MRA publication pertinent to mountain medicine
• Reviewed by MEDCOM members
• Periodic practice guidelines
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MRA – SAR Mission
• Search: for lost outdoor participants
• Rescue: when found
• Provide medical care: usually in wilderness medical setting, frequently in austere conditions
• Never a charge for rescue
– Encourage calling early
– Charges may occur from other organizations for transport or hospital care
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MRA - Availability
• Any time day or night
• Every day and night
• All seasons
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International Commission for Alpine Rescue – ICAR www.alpine-rescue.org
• Founded in 1948, 35 countries
• Four commissions:
– Terrestrial rescue
– Air rescue
– Snow rescue
– Mountain emergency medicine
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ICAR Medical Committee
• US delegates from MRA
• Elaboration of recommendations and guidelines dealing with scientific and practical aspects of mountain rescue and emergency treatment of casualties in mountainous terrain
• All recommendations and guidelines are published in international peer reviewed journals
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International Union of Alpine ClubsInternational Mountaineering and Climbing
Federation
• International governing body of climbing and mountaineering
• Safety standards for climbing equipment and guiding certification
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Diploma in Mountain Medicine
• ICAR MEDCOM, UIAA MEDCOM, ISMM (international Society for Mountain Medicine)
• Mountain medicine topics
• Mountain rescue proficiency on land, air, snow
• Standardizes training for physicians involved in mountain medicine and rescue in mountain areas
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Alpine Rescue TeamEvergreen, CO www.alpinerescue.org
• Organized 1959
• Conduct search, (remote areas), rescue, recovery, all terrain (high altitude, high angle technical rock rescue, avalanche response
• Any day, night or day, any weather conditions
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Alpine Rescue TeamEvergreen, CO www.alpinerescue.org
• Teach individuals and groups safe mountaineering practices and safety in the mountains
• Cooperate with other SAR groups via formal association and agreements to local regional, national and international levels
• CSRB (Colorado search and rescue boards)
• Loveland Ski Patrol
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Alpine Rescue TeamEvergreen, CO www.alpinerescue.org
• Coverage area: Clear Creek, Jefferson, Gilpin Counties
• Dispatched by Sheriff’s Office
• Covers four 14’ers
• 65 field active and technical specialist members
• Evergreen facilities
• No charge for rescue
• 125 missions per year: search, rescue, recovery
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Alpine Rescue TeamEvergreen, CO www.alpinerescue.org
• Funded by donations
• CORSAR card (Colorado Outdoor Recreation SAR card)
– Not insurance – does not pay for medical transportation or hospital care
– Does allow some reimbursement by state through Sheriff’s Office to replace destroyed equipment
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Alpine Rescue TeamEvergreen, CO www.alpinerescue.org
• Medical Care
– OEC (Outdoor Emergency Care) or higher
– Medical Committee
– Medical Director: Interface with St. Anthony Hospital, Centura Health Care, Flight for Life, HAATS
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Wilderness Medicine
• Providing vital emergency care in remote settings
• Usually involved with potentially hazardous activities in the back country
• Not just ER medicine, and certainly not hospital medicine
• SAR medicine, diving and hyperbaric, tropical and travel, high altitude and mountaineering, expedition, environmental, submersion/drowning, disaster/humanitarian
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Wilderness Medical Society
• Many programs to train, not standardized
• Advance healthcare, research and education related to wilderness medicine
• Advice, guidance to medical personnel working in wilderness environment
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Wilderness Medical Society
• Meetings, publications, Wilderness and Environmental Medicine Journal, Wilderness Medicine Newsletter, Practical Guidelines for Wilderness Emergency Medicine
• Certifications: AWLS, FAWM, DIMM
• Sponsoring residency programs
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Wilderness Medicine
• What makes wilderness medicine different?
– Challenges………Equipment
– Differences……..Environment
– Improvising……..Without Equipment