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The Ski Camp Doctor trainig in Hungary

Peter Felkai MD. medical director. The Ski Camp Doctor trainig in Hungary. Hungary has neither high mountains, nor any coastline. 600,000 skiers. 80,000 divers. In each year, 2 – 3 Hungarian children or young people die on the slope.

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The Ski Camp Doctor trainig in Hungary

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  1. Peter Felkai MD. medical director The Ski Camp Doctor trainig in Hungary

  2. Hungary has neither high mountains, nor any coastline

  3. 600,000 skiers 80,000 divers

  4. In each year, 2 – 3 Hungarian children or young people die on the slope. Generally, 30% of the insured has some kind of health problem

  5. Why so much injuried are among the Hungarian skiers ? • lack of pre-travel advice for skiers • inappropriate training before sport activity • missing surveillance of the accomodation site • many skiers abuse alcohol and drog • inappropriate clothing and equipments • disregarding the protective tools ( helmet, knee braces, wrist guard, etc.) • ignorance about avalanche and safety equipments available

  6. Incidental factors to ski injuries: • pre-existing diseases ( asthma, diabetes, epilepsy, heart disease, COPD, acute infections) • unexpected symptoms (motion sickness, acute mountain sickness, mal-de-ski, panic disorder) • disadvantageous factors (fatigue, sleepiness, bad accomodation, malnutrition) • disregarded medical problems (diarrhoea, pernigo, hypothermia, snow-blindness, minor injuries, upper airway infections)

  7. All of these factors could be prevented !

  8. Needs for a well-educated and well-trained doctors who can escort the ski groups and performs prevention and advanced life support

  9. Authorities and tasks of a ski-camp doctor

  10. Mountain rescuers professionals Ski camp doctor

  11. The power of scenario Theory: 6 hours Outdoor training: 9 hours

  12. Limited coverage by the EU - card Full coverage by travel insurance (assistance) – card: rescue operations, hospitalisation, repatriation

  13. HOLIDAY FUN SAFETY schoolgroup ski camp doctor ESCORTED BY A TRAINED AND WELL EDUCATED traineer or teacher

  14. Literature: FelkaiP. szerk: Handbook of Ski Camp doctors, Budapest, 2006, Zafir Kk. ISBN: 963-06-1347-6 Felkai P.: Travel Medicine - New medical speciality in Hungary In.: Felkai P. ed.:Travel Medicine, Postgraduate Quaterly for Family Doctors, 2007,12,6,396-398 Felkai P.: The role of the Ski Camp Doctor in the prevention of winter sports accidents Orv.Hetil.2007,148,34, 1615-1619 Felkai P., Clements C.: New Ways for - Practice Oriented - Post-Gradual Medical Education. Training of a “Ski-Camp Doctor” J. Wild. Environ. Med. in press Peters P., Plotz W.: Mountain medicine education in Europe. Wilderness Environ Med. 1998;9(1):19-27 Clements, C.W:: Medical Training for Injuries in a Wilderness Setting, Presentation to Marshall University School of Medicine, Master Educators Program, 2007. Houghton W.: The power of Scenario Wilderness Environ Med. 1997 May;8(2):127-8 HearnsS. Mountain rescue medicine BMJ 2000;321(suppl) Thank you for your attention

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