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WANT TO LEARN MORE?
➤ If you want to better prepare your health for trekking or a high-altitude expeditions, check out the expanded guide in the ebook "High-Altitude Medicine for Trekkers and Climbers" >>
➤ For a detailed list of what to include in your expedition medical kit and step-by-step instructions for assembling your personal first aid set, see the ebook "High-Altitude Expedition Medical Kit Guide" >>
➤ If you would like to check whether your health condition allows you to safely participate in a trek or high-altitude expedition, consider booking a medical consultation >> or using a telemedical expedition package >>
DO YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS?
Contact me:
+48 667 674 141
doctor@medeverest.com
WHAT KEY TOPICS DO I COVER DURING THE TRAINING?
➤ Hazards of high mountains
➤ Effects of altitude on the human body
➤ Rules and principles of proper acclimatization from 3,000 m to 8,000 m peaks
➤ High-altitude illnesses – symptoms and first aid
➤ Expedition medical kit
TRAINING FORMAT:
The training consists of a 3-hour education film available for three months. The screen shows presentation slides and photos, as well as the instructor — Dr hab. Robert Szymczak, a physician — who explains all topics in detail.
The participant receives a certificate (pdf)
To do this, please send an email to: doktor@medeverest.com.
PRICE: 29 EUR (~ 33 $)
HIGH-ALTITUDE OFFER
MedEverest
High-Altitude Offer
ONLINE TRAINING:
HIGH-ALTITUDE FIRST AID
WHO IS THIS DESIGNED FOR?
This training is designed for high-altitude trekkers, mountaineers, Himalayan climbers, and mountain runners. It is suitable both for those who are going to the mountains above 2,500 m for the first time and for those who are repeatedly entering the death zone.
If you want to prevent altitude illness and successfully reach your summit, this training is for YOU.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
PREPARATION BEFORE THE EXPEDITION
➤ Characteristics of high-altitude environments
➤ How will my body react to high-altitude conditions?
➤ How to prepare the body for a high-altitude expedition
➤ Do I have any medical contraindications to a high-altitude expedition?
➤ How should I train?
➤ Pre-acclimatization
➤ What should be included in an expedition medical kit?
➤ What training courses are worth completing before the expedition?
PREVENTION DURING THE EXPEDITION
➤ What is the safe rate of ascent? Principles of acclimatization
➤ When should pharmacological prevention be used?
➤ How to maintain proper hydration
➤ Nutrition during the expedition: summit food and summit drinks
➤ Protection against hypothermia and frostbite
➤ Eye and skin protection against radiation
FIRST AID DURING THE EXPEDITION
➤ Principles of providing first aid by non-medical responders
➤ How to recognize a life-threatening condition?
➤ What is altitude illness? How to recognize it
➤ Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) – symptoms and treatment
➤ High-Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE) – symptoms and treatment
➤ High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE) – symptoms and treatment
➤ What other illnesses can occur at high altitude?
➤ Hypothermia – symptoms and treatment
➤ Dehydration
➤ Traveller’s diarrhoea
➤ Energy depletion
➤ Deterioration – physical exhaustion
➤ Snow blindness
➤ Frostbite – symptoms and treatment
➤ Injuries and Emergencies
➤ How to manage injuries and accidents
➤ Management of wounds, sprains, dislocations, and fractures
➤ Resuscitation in the mountains
➤ Rescue operations
➤ Transport of an injured person
The company was established in 2004. The goal of MedEverest is education in the field of mountain medicine and the dangers of high altitudes. I deal with all medical aspects of staying at high altitude. I organize medical support for trekking and high-altitude expeditions.
Specialist Medical Practice Medeverest Robert Szymczak based in Gdańsk (80-360), at ul. Bolesława Krzywoustego 19F, NIP: 5841943576, REGON: 220148318.
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