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… patient to the Inselspital in Berne. It quickly becomes clear that for the flight through the high-lying blanket of fog, Rega’s help is needed.
Rescued alive from an avalanche
Göscheneralp (UR), 9.4.2019 On the road to the Göscheneralp (UR), a man is buried beneath a wet snow avalanche while clearing the snow. After around one-and-a-half…
… emergency flight physician to take care of a patient, my emergency medical knowledge comes into play. On the other hand, I also have to think about organisational issues. Avalanche operations, hoist rescues and search flights are particularly challenging, especially in bad weather or at night.”
The respective responsibilities of the threestrong…
… has taken 3 slices, but only eaten 2. Maja has eaten 2 slices. How many slices are left?
7 1
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6 3
5 4
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Solution:
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Find the way. Help the avalanche dog to find its way to
the casualty.
Competition
Write the solution on a postcard and send by 31 December 2022 at the very latest to: Swiss Air-Rescue Rega…
… Our helicopter crews are also ready to take on highly challenging missions – such as at night, using the rescue hoist, evacuations from mountain cableways, and rescues from avalanches and glacier crevasses. For this, special apparatus and equipment are necessary – but also the appropriate training and regular practice exercises. Among other things,…
… accidents 1,715
Occupational accidents 1,179
Road accidents
882
Alpine accidents
860
Sports accidents
572
Aviation accidents
125
Avalanche accidents
62
Other causes
834
Illnesses 5,085
Medical assistance: the crew from the Mollis base attend to the casualty.
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Alpine meadow at around…
… counts, call 1414
Calling Rega direct on its emergency number 1414 is always recommended if urgent assistance is required and every minute counts –
for instance, after avalanche accidents or in the case of potentially life-threatening accidents or conditions (suspected heart attack or stroke).
The professionals know what to do
But do not…
… through everyday life at Rega and features pictures of, for example, a mission with the rescue hoist, an approach flight to a Caribbean island and a training exercise with avalanche search dogs. Buy your Rega calendar 2021 now. 3 Orders via the Rega Shop from page 33 or in our web shop at www.rega.ch/shop
Flight training with a lasting effect
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… for the various types of missions per formed by Rega – for example, hoist rescues, special critical care transports or search operations looking for people buried in an avalanche. Minor repairs are carried out in the on-site workshop. After each mission, the emergency flight physician replenishes the med ical supplies , while the paramedic…
… non-profit foundation
operations that make the head
supported by Rega and the Swiss
lines, for instance in the event of an
Alpine Club SAC. We act as the link avalanche or cave rescue, or when
between the 86 SAC rescue stations we rescue a base jumper from a rock
and their 2,900 rescue volunteers,
face. But in actual fact half…
