Use of tactical medicine in mountain accidents – experience of the European Mountain Rescue Service Erasmus Project

Project Title

Use of tactical medicine in mountain accidents – experience of the European Mountain Rescue Service

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for vocational education and training

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2019

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Civic engagement / responsible citizenship; International cooperation, international relations, development cooperation; Health and wellbeing

Project Summary

The mountains are a common good that is used by crowds of tourists every year, both in summer and winter. The joy of enjoying the beauty of the mountains is unfortunately intertwined with accidents in different terrain, place and time. In such a constellation, a special role is played by the GOPR mountain service, one of the main statutory duties of which is to help people in situations of danger to their health or life in the mountains. The level of preparation and training of rescuers is of key importance in this sense. Most often, GOPR rescuers are the first to reach the injured or missing persons. Their skills and effectiveness are of key importance in the first phase of an accident before being handed over to a doctor. Organizing regular training, workshops and exercises allows you to maintain the appropriate level of preparation of rescuers to act quickly and effectively in an emergency. Therefore, the main objective of the project is to optimise training methods in tactical medicine through international exchange of experience. More than 20 people representing mountain services in Poland, Germany and Slovakia will take part in the project. The workshops will cover events in summer and winter, on the surface and in caves, with the use of helicopter rescue and classical means of transport. Finally, we hope to create common standards and solutions applicable not only in the training mode but also in everyday rescue practice. It will be beneficial not only for rescuers taking part in training and rescue operations, but also and maybe above all for all people who may experience an accident in mountainous terrain and will need quick and effective help.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 76554 Eur

Project Coordinator

Grupa Regionalna Gorskiego Ochotniczego Pogotowia Ratunkowego Grupa Podhalanska & Country: PL

Project Partners

• Bergrettung Berchtesgaden e.V.
• Horska sluzba Pieninskeho národneho parku