News of Mountain Medicine & Rescue

from hiking or running?

How did you get it to heal?
Did you use a sleeve?
Any advice would be great.

Interesting article on the effect of rather low attutude climbs on brain scans in the latest issue of Outside Magazine.

http://outside.away.com/outside/bodywor ... intro.html

Swift rescue after being buried: http://vimeo.com/6581009

Any docs out there who are heavily into alpine climbing? Medical student really in need of advice here...

I'm While other have classes for SAR training and therefore to technical resources for the mental preparation ...

Need to teach that the site
Including:

SKED
Introduction to block aid space
Tirol 1-4 system with rope
Tirol with rope landing Basket 2
Basket to injured
Transport injured
Management Assistance (ICS)

And a technical question , What Dasy Chain?

I intend to add weight for the winter I climb , In ascending often feel hungry and I have a little weight ...
Weekly practice is to me :
Saturday: body building exercises
Sunday: running 5 miles
Monday: body building
Tuesday: Boulder
Wednesday: Ascending Jummar
Thursday and Friday: 4000 meter peak climbing

How do I increase the weight because no matter how much food will not wish my weight? ...

Check out this helicopter rescue:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHeCORxU_mI

That pilot is a badass.

After a long day in the mountains, I usually fall asleep easily but I often wake up a few hours later drenched in sweat. This is pretty annoying since it ruins your night of sleep and you get to change your sheets. Sometimes it occurs a second time as well. Does anyone know why this happens and how to prevent it? I hardly ever get this on regular nights or after an easier outing.

A "friend" accidently wiped, using of all things, two poisen ivy leaves. Long story short, my "friend" was in a really bad way. (I'd be laughing hard right now, if I didn't see the rash for myself first hand)

It took us two days of driving, but we got there.

We brought him/her to the beach and had them soak in the ocean water for a half hour.

Tada! No more poisen ivy! It was ...

I am a EMT and planning to hike Aconcagua. I am taking care of the medical side of things for me and my climbing partner.

Do you think that a pulse oximeter is helpful to carry? Or should i just stick to the lines of if you can walk and talk, your doing ok?

What would be the lowest that you should expect a pulse oximetry at the summit?