Editor's Note

From the desk of Chief Editor

DR. PRADEEP BHARDWAJ Founder & Chief Editor

Mountain Medicine covers the prevention and treatment of medical conditions that may arise in the high mountains such as mountain rescue and resuscitation, highaltitude physiology, and pathophysiology.

Dear Readers,

The term ‘Mountain Medicine’ describes a sub-speciality of medicine that addresses aspects of high-altitude travel and mountain sports. It represents an interdisciplinary field that draws expertise from multiple fields, such as highaltitude and hyperbaric medicine, tropical health, and sports medicine.

Mountain Medicine covers the prevention and treatment of medical conditions that may arise in the high mountains such as mountain rescue and resuscitation, highaltitude physiology, and pathophysiology. It can also cover ‘mountain diseases’ including frostbite, mountain sickness, hypobaric hypoxia, pulmonary oedema and solar radiation. It’s characterised by its unique environment and difficult conditions, which can make even the simplest of medical interventions or treatment challenging.

Mountain medicine is a modern and rapidly evolving field, with more people around the world participating in expeditions, exploring new frontiers, and pushing the limits of mountaineering adventures. The requirement for a new mountain medicine focus has never been greater.

Over the last few years, a growing number of extreme sports have evolved from traditional mountaineering and climbing, to include subspecialities like icefall climbing, mountain biking, river rafting and canyoning. This change has caused a significant rise in accidents and high-altitude complications as well as very specific problems that specialised mountain medicine expertise is required to provide.

The course aims to enable attendees to: • Learn and enhance knowledge about

Mountain Medicine • Acquire and develop specific mountaineering skills. • Enhance knowledge and fundamental skills which are essential to treat and evacuate casualties in the mountains. • Understand how a mountain medicine approach can be applied to a range of practical real-life situations.

Jai Hind !!

DR. PRADEEP BHARDWAJ sixsigmahealthcare@gmail.com www.drpradeepbhardwaj.in