Dr Martin McCallum
Company Director, Deputy Team Leader Lomond Mountain Rescue Team
Presents (In conjunction with Eric Pirie, Stephen Jones, Ian Dawson, Dave Strachan and BASICS Scotland):
How to treat stage 1 and 2 hypothermia in the pre-hospital environment, multi-agency considerations.
Synopsis:
This presentation will deal with those with less severe Hypothermia at both Stage I and II. A strategy for recognition and treatment of hypothermic casualties in both the urban and wilderness settings will be discussed, with illustrations of usage of equipment in the pre-hospital setting as may be used by ambulance services, BASICS responders and mountain rescue.
Bio:
Martin is currently running Artemis Outdoors, a small company providing bespoke Safety and Medical Cover for outdoor and indoor events and Outdoor Instruction.
He was previously a Field Guide with British Antarctic Survey and worked for several organisations who provided medical and safety cover in hostile environments.
He is currently Deputy Leader of Lomond Mountain Rescue Team, was previously the National Training Officer for Scottish Mountain Rescue and has been involved in Mountain Rescue for over twenty years.