Latest news and interesting facts from the world of alpine and high altitude medicine
Founded in 1983, the Wilderness Medical Society (WMS) is the world’s leading organization devoted to wilderness medical challenges. Wilderness medicine topics include expedition and disaster medicine, dive medicine, search and rescue, altitude illness, cold- and heat-related illness, wilderness trauma, and wild animal attacks. WMS explores health risks and safety issues
2022 to 2024
Leoni Lauscher and Hanna Löberbauer (University of Innsbruck, Institute of Sports Science)
Anika Köck (research associate, focus area: cold, hypoxia and performance)
September to December 2021
Anna Wargel and Fabian Sieder (University of Innsbruck, Institute of Sports Science)
Effective immediately, ÖGAHM members can find exclusive training videos in the internal area! The following videos are currently available: ÖGAHM members can go directly to the ÖGAHM member service here Not an ÖGAHM member yet? Click here to register. To “whet your appetite,” we recommend the short version of the
6th newly revised edition of the standard work, 2021 English edition by Andrew M. Luks (Author), Philip N. Ainslie (Author), Justin S. Lawley (Author), Robert Roach (Author), Tatum S. Simonson (Author) This pre-eminent work has developed over six editions in response to man’s attempts to climb higher and higher unaided,
Brugger, Zafren, Festi, Paal, Strapazzon presented the first definitive work on this topic. Wolfgang Lederer wrote a fantastic review of the book. “Every accident in the mountains is inherently an emergency.” Hermann Brugger discusses what is probably the most comprehensive standard work on mountain rescue operations. Book review by Wolfgang
The article “Determination of Death in Mountain Rescue: Recommendations of the International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MedCom)” by Corinna A Schön, Les Gordon, Natalie Hölzl, Mario Milani, Peter Paal, Ken Zafren was published in the December 2020 issue of the Wilderness and Environmental Medicine Journal. The determination of
July to December 2020
Sina Schneider (University of Innsbruck, Institute of Sports Science)
Katharina Steger (Institute for Sports, Alpine Medicine & Health Tourism (ISAG), UMIT Tirol, Hall and Medical University of Innsbruck)
January to December 2019
Daniel Jochum (University of Innsbruck, Institute of Sport Science)
January to December 2018
Daniel Jochum (University of Innsbruck, Institute of Sports Science)
November 2013 to December 2017
Lukas Höllrigl, Martin Krautschneider, Natalie Marterer (University of Innsbruck, Institute of Sports Science)