2015

Terry O’Connor It’s just so hard to break dogma in medicine these days, but those in the regular practice of wilderness care or prolonged patient transport are happy to see the use of the ubiquitous rigid spine board fade away. Even in New York City we are leaving this practice behind Why? Application of spinal […]

LESSONS LEARNED FROM BEING BURIED ALIVE.  THE TAKE HOME Survival of avalanche burial > 30 mins does happen Maintain a sense of urgency in all avalanche rescues until the victim is found INTRO ‘I heard what sounded like a baseball bat hitting a ball – a loud crack.  I turned around to look and saw […]

Some general tips to keep in mind: 100 x 100 feet as a general guideline Try to minimize slope of the site. Set up so pilot may approach into wind, Be aware and have approach clear of obstacles (e.g. powerlines ) Prepare the landing surface area (wet dirt to avoid brown out, or stomp snow […]

A 7.8 Mw earthquake struck the mountains of Nepal on April 25. I was fortunate to be able to join NYC Medics, a global disaster relief team, to provide care to those affected. We deployed 6 days later and was assigned to the remote region Jharlang. Despite arriving in the field more than a week […]