Winter Session
Trauma in the field
Overview ABCDE according to ATLS
Pain management in the field, loco-regional analgesia
Field diagnosis of an injury, „diagnosis through the duvet jacket“
Dislocations reductions and their fixation
Field traumatology – model situations
Cold injuries
Hypotermia
Frostbite
Avalanche trauma
Outdoor training under supervision of mountain guides
Glacier travel – techniques and security, crevasse rescue, orientation and navigation in demanding terrain.
Avalanches – risks and prevention.
Summer Session
Trauma in the field, part two
Rock climbing injuries/ Base jump/ Drowning
Air Rescue – cooperation/ indication/ navigation/ safety/ contraindications of a rescue flight
Air Rescue – equipment/ fixation/ evacuation, simulator training
Basic rock climbing techniques/ On-rock rescue
Trauma in the field – model situations
High altitude medicine
Mountain Sickness (AMS, HAPE, HACE), Gamow bag use
Expedition medicine
Consultation of medical conditions before travelling to high altitude
Extreme physiology/ nutrition/ drug use
Outdoor training under supervision of mountain guides
Rope techniques, rock climbing, belaying and rescue, weather, survival techniques