Mountain Emergency Medicine has seen exponential development due to the ever-increasing number of people who hike or trek as well as practice extreme sports. Emergency physicians and nurses need to be equipped with the necessary training to be able to manage “on the field” accidents and sicknesses as well as their own physical security. Theoretical knowledge is generally of high level but practical expertise is dangerously lacking in many operators. Furthermore, treatment modalities on the field have not been completely codified and are not supported by internationally-accepted guidelines. This book is the first to offer a complete and thorough approach to this field of Emergency Medicine based on the latest research findings.

Authors:

Hermann Brugger

Lecturer of Medicine – Medical University of Innsbruck–AUSTRIA. Director of the Institute for Mountain Medical Emergency at EURAC. President of the International Society of Mountain Medicine.

Ken Zafren

MD, FAAEM, FACEP, FAWIf Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine. Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford CA USA) Attending Physician. Alaska Native Medical Center, Anchorage AK (USA) Associate Medical Director. Himalayan Rescue Association, Nepal Medical Advisor, Alaska Mountain Rescue Group Immediate Past Vice President. International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MedCom) Staff Emergency Physician. Alaska Native Medical Center Anchorage, AK USA.

Luigi Festi

Deputy Chief of Thoracic Surgery. Varese hospital, Italy. President of the Medical Commission at CAI (Italian Alpine Club). Director International Master of Mountain Medicine University of Insubria, Varese, ITALY

Peter Paal 

MD PD MBA. Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.

Giacomo Strapazzon

MD, EURAC. Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, Bolzano, Italy CNSAS. Medical School for High Risk Emergency in Cave Environment, Italy.