ICAR MED REC 0041 2021
Guidelines for Mountain Rescue During the COVID-19 Pandemic:
Official Guidelines of the International Commission for Alpine Rescue
Nr. | ICAR-MED-REC-0041-2021 |
Version | 1.0 |
Title | Guidelines for Mountain Rescue During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Official Guidelines of the International Commission for Alpine Rescue (ICAR) |
Author(s) | Steven Roy, Inigo Soteras, Alison Sheets, Richard Price, Kazue Oshiro, Simon Rauch, Don McPhalen, Maria Antonia Nerin, Giacomo Strapazzon, Myron Allen, Alistair Read, and Peter Paal |
Responsible person | Steven Roy |
Originally based on | N/A |
Date of publication | 23 June 2021 |
Valid Until | 22 June 2026 |
Background
Recommendations are provided for protection of the rescuer (including screening, personal protective equipment [PPE], and vaccination), protection of the patient (including general masking if low risk, specific PPE if high risk), equipment hygiene (including disinfection after every mission), use of single-use products, training and medical measures under COVID-19 precautions, and psychological wellbeing of rescuers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Adapted COVID-19 precautions for low-and-medium-income countries are also discussed.
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*Please note that this download is the General ICAR Recommendation designed primarily for the Rescuer community.