The online component of the SARmedic course for search and rescue personnel from Ossian Medical Solutions.

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Course overview

    • Principles of mountain rescue casualty care

    • Anatomy and physiology

    • History Taking

    • Primary survey and examination

    • Record keeping

    • Handovers

    • Transfer to definitive care
  • 2

    Trauma

    • Bleeding and shock

    • Chest Injuries

    • Abdominal and pelvic injuries

    • Head Injuries

    • Spinal Injuries

    • Limb injuries
  • 3

    Medical emergencies

    • Chest Pain

    • Difficulty in breathing

    • Seizures

    • Altered level of consciousness

    • Cardiac arrest
  • 4

    Environmental emergencies

    • Hypothermia

    • Avalanches
  • 5

    Medicines

    • Medicines in mountain rescue

    • Pain Relief
  • 6

    Improving performance

    • Improving performance