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A snowHead
Alternative standards of ski patrol are possible on a mountain. For immediate specialist diagnosis (which could avoid skiers needing to go to hospital), Alpine Meadows in California has a dozen doctors (including surgeons) on the mountain, working as volunteer ski patrollers. They get to ski when it's quiet and perform an important role in diagnosing ski injuries as they come into the first-aid room.
This report from
The Sacramento Bee.
Quote:
Injured skiers benefit from orthopedists' knowledge in many ways, says Dr. Thomas Merchant, a Roseville surgeon who specializes in sports medicine.
"We see a fair amount of folks in the first aid room with injuries that don't need immediate attention from the ER, so we can save them thousands in ER costs by telling them to wait to see their doctor the next day.
Quote:
"Oh, I wouldn't feel too sorry for us," says Dr. Jack Bruner, a Sacramento surgeon who has directed Alpine Meadows' doctor ski patrol for 12 years.
"All of us ski as much as we need to – or should. We've got the best of all worlds. We can bump the lines and ski all we want … and then wait for the first wave of injuries to come in."
I wonder if volunteer medics supplement the ski patrol in any European ski resorts. Anyone know?
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A snowHead on Thu 28-01-10 13:03; edited 1 time in total
Obviously
A snowHead
isn't a real person
Obviously
A snowHead
isn't a real person
La Plagne now has piste patrollers equipped with cardio resus packs. I guess in Paradiski nowhere is particularly far from a medical centre, after all if there's money to be made ........
and in helicopter flight times there is plenty of choice of fully equipped hospitals.
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Yup, Dr Mike at Cairngorm, you may have seen him on Channel 5's Highland Rescue programme
Also runs a very useful website at
www.ski-injury.com
From
physioroom.com
:
Quote:
Snow Sports Injury Expert Dr Mike Langran
Dr Mike Langran is the UK 's leading authority on snow sports injury and prevention. He is Director of the Scottish Snow Sports Safety Study, an executive committee member of the British Association of Ski Patrollers and both Board member and UK National Secretary of the International Society for Skiing Safety (ISSS).
Dr Langran is a family doctor at the Aviemore Medical Practice, as well as Ski Patrol Doctor at CairnGorm Mountain in the Scottish Highlands. His extensive experience in the treatment and management of snow sports related injury has seen him publish numerous articles in medical journals and even provide his expert insight on several TV programmes.
Dr Langran's website,
www.ski-injury.com,
is the number one online resource for snow sports injury information. There is a wealth of excellent information on injury prevention, snow sport safety and injury treatment covering all snow sport disciplines. This highly practical and well presented information is a must for all snow sports enthusiasts – it can significantly reduce your risk of injury on the slopes.
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Dr Mike Langran
Aviemore Medical Practice
Aviemore, Inverness-shire
Scotland
PH22 1SY
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