Mountain Medicine and Technical Rescue

2. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-0-19-763048-8
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 672 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 5 g

Mountain Medicine and Technical Rescue is the definitive guide for anyone operating in high-risk, high-altitude environments. This all-in-one reference combines cutting-edge medical knowledge with essential technical rescue skills, making it an indispensable resource for mountain professionals and emergency responders alike.

Expertly curated by leaders in the field and contributors to the international Diploma in Mountain Medicine, the book is divided into two sections. The first covers the full spectrum of medical challenges in the mountains-from altitude illness and trauma to hypothermia, heat illness, and expedition planning. It also addresses legal considerations and how to build effective mountain medical kits.

The second section dives into the practical skills needed for mountain search and rescue. Readers will find detailed guidance on technical mountain travel, search strategies, evacuation procedures, and specialized rescue techniques including rope, cave, river, avalanche, alpine, and water rescues. This updated volume reflects the latest advances in mountain medicine and rescue. It is essential reading for physicians, paramedics, nurses, and all search and rescue personnel working in extreme environments.

Autoren/Hrsg.

McIntosh, Scott

Rodway, George

Rich, Andy

Weber, David

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Chapter 1: George Rodway: A Brief History of Mountain Medicine

- Chapter 2: Jason D. Williams and David C. Weber: Remote Medical Care

- Chapter 3: George Rodway and Scott McIntosh: High Altitude Illness: The Essentials From Pathophysiology to Treatment

- Chapter 4: Jennifer Dow: Medical Problems in the Mountain Environment

- Chapter 5: Timothy R. Hurtado: Trauma in the Mountains

- Chapter 6: Hermann Brugger and Peter Paal: Avalanche Medical Physiology and Victim Management

- Chapter 7: Ryan Paterson: Pre-Existing Medical Conditions in the Mountain Environment

- Chapter 8: Jeremy S. Windsor and George Rodway: Pre-Assessment of the Mountain Traveler

- Chapter 9: Geoffrey Tabin, Benjamin J. Thomas, Ryan Constantine, and Ian J. McClain: Eye Emergencies

- Chapter 10: Katie Russell: Hypothermia and Cold Injuries

- Chapter 11: Emily Sagalyn and Arthur A. Islas: Heat-Related Illness

- Chapter 12: William 'Will' R. Smith and Albert R. Wheeler III: Medical Professional Roles in Search and Rescue

- Chapter 13: Aaron Reilly and Nicholas Kanaan: Mountain Medical Kits

- Chapter 14: James H. (Jim) Moss: Legal Aspects of Mountain Medicine

- Chapter 15: J. Pearce Beissinger and David C. Weber: Search and Rescue Systems

- Chapter 16: Marco Johnson: Mountain Environments

- Chapter 17: Jennifer Dow: Introduction to the Incident Command System

- Chapter 18: Matthew Kirby: Leadership and Communication

- Chapter 19: Maura J. Longden: Readiness

- Chapter 20: James Thacker: Human Factors in Search and Rescue

- Chapter 21: Steve Achelis and Andy Rich: Rescue Awareness

- Chapter 22: Ken Phillips: Mobilization

- Chapter 23: Marco Johnson and Nate Furman: Technical Travel

- Chapter 24: Ken Phillips: Mechanized Transport

- Chapter 25: Albert R. Wheeler, III, Alex Norton, Nicholas Armitage, and Chris Bellino: Search

- Chapter 26: Andy Anderson: Evacuation

- Chapter 27: Tod Schimelpfenig: Mission Completion

- Chapter 28: Albert R. Wheeler, III, and David C. Weber: Rescue Equipment

- Chapter 29: Andy Rich and Tom Wood: Rope Rescue System Principles

- Chapter 30: Justin Michael Wheaton and Craig McClure: Large Team Rope Rescue

- Chapter 31: Tom Evans and Andy Rich: Small Team Rescue

- Chapter 32: Jared Vilhauer: Alpine Rescue

- Chapter 33: Jake Hutchinson: Avalanche Rescue

- Chapter 34: Matt Haberman, Hannah Loewenberg and Nate Ostis: River Rescue

Über Autor(innen)

Scott McIntosh has focused in the area of Mountain Medicine in the form of international teaching, publications, and leadership for the past 20 years. He is Past-President of the Wilderness Medical Society and Editor-in-Chief of the Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Journal from 2010-2015. He was a co-founder of the Wilderness Medical Society's Diploma in Mountain Medicine. Research and academic focuses on high altitude medicine, avalanche safety and rescue, frostbite, and mountain injuries.

Andy Rich, Assistant Professor at the University of Utah, is a mountain guide, rescue specialist, and educator with 30+ years of experience in technical rescue and wilderness medicine. A founding faculty member of the Wilderness Medical Society's Diploma in Mountain Medicine, he directs its Mountain Rescue Commission. His leadership and teaching have earned the WMS Dian Simpkins Service Award, WMS Education Award, and the University of Utah College of Health Distinguished Teaching Award.

George Rodway currently serves as: President of the International Society for Mountain Medicine; USA representative of the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (UIAA) Medical Commission; and Associate Editor, Wilderness and Environmental Medicine Journal. He was a co-founder of the Wilderness Medical Society's Diploma in Mountain Medicine. His scholarly work has focused on sleep breathing disorders and high altitude-related problems. He also works as a clinician in sleep disorders medicine with patients living at high altitude.

David Weber has worked as a rescue technician, remote altitude. site medic, rescue helicopter manager and skills instructor for over two decades. He is currently employed as a climbing ranger in Grand Teton National Park and as a flight paramedic and hoist rescuer for Intermountain Life Flight. He is also the founder of the Mountain Rescue Collective, LLC, a technical training and rescue program assessment firm.