Mountain
Emergency Medicine
Course Winter
Mountain Emergency Medicine (MEM) Course Winter including the AHEMS topics according to ICAR, ISMM, UIAA regulations.
Practicing Emergency Medical Service in the mountains can be extremely challenging. High altitude, extreme temperatures, strong winds, unpredictable weather, weight issues, limited resources and no place for mistakes.
With more than 55 years’ experience and over 57 000 helicopter rescues, we are offering to transfer our knowledge and experience with courses on a high level that prepares you for demanding rescues under extreme conditions.
Next course
| Date | April 26 - May 3, 2025 |
| Course price: | CHF 6000 per person |
| Included: | Course fee, helicopter flight time, accommodation (hotel & mountain hut), hotel night starting from the night before the course starts. During the course days in Zermatt: breakfast and lunch. During the course days in the mountain hut: breakfast and dinner. |
| Not included: | Gear rental, dinner while being in Zermatt. |
| Course language: | The main language of instruction is English. |
Requirements
This course is tailored for health care professionals or rescuer for a medical / rescue organization prepared to tackle the rigorous demands of winter alpine rescue.
- Participants, whether medical personnel or rescue experts, are expected to have good skiing and skitouring skills, as the terrain and conditions will require efficient movement in snow-covered, high-altitude environments.
- Conditions can be harsh and may require advanced backcountry skiing skills while carrying a heavy backpack.
- You will be trained in extreme scenarios where physical fitness, swift decision-making, and adaptability are essential. Through practical sessions led by experienced mountain rescuers and our instructors, you will acquire the critical knowledge and techniques needed to manage medical emergencies in challenging winter conditions.
Pretest
You will receive a pretest approximately 4 weeks before course starts by e-mail. You can either send it back electronically or turn it in on the first day before the course starts.
Course program
Download the course program here. This Program will change according to weather and snow-conditions. We kindly request that we stay flexible and adapt according to those factors.
Equipment list
You will find the complete equipment list in the course details. Download it here.
Please contact the course instructor by e-mail at training@air-zermatt.ch if you have any questions regarding the equipment. Gear rental shops are available in Zermatt.
How to get to Zermatt
We advise to fly either to ZRH or GVA and taking the train to Zermatt. From ZRH it is a very convenient train ride to Zermatt, changing the train only once. We suggest to book the train ticket 4 weeks prior by following this link: www.sbb.ch. The earlier you buy it, the cheaper the tickets are. Directions to Zermatt helibase click here.
Terms and Conditions
By booking the course, participants expressly accept our effective General Terms and Conditions statement.
Accreditation
Our course program is certified by the International Commission for Alpine Rescue (ICAR), the International Society for Mountain Medicine (ISMM) and by the International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation (UIAA) and meets and exceeds the criteria of the „Specialty Course Mountain Emergency Medicine“ including the „Add-on Module Air Rescue“ by far.
International Diploma of Mountain Emergency Medicine ICAR UIAA ISMM
If you also are an emergency physician, paramedic or any other advanced medical provider and if you hold the International Diploma for Mountain Medicine (DiMM), you can be accredited for the International Diploma for Mountain Emergency Medicine (DiMEM) after completing our course. We recommend to earn the DiMM through the University of New Mexico, as they are holding a very high course standard and are closely affiliated with Air Zermatt.
Continues Medical Education Credits
SGNOR (Swiss Society for Emergency and Rescue Medicine: 20 CMEs
IACCFP (International Association for Critical Care and Flight Paramedics
10 non-medical / 5 medical CMEs
Download further information here:
For online registration click here
If you have any questions or wish to register by telephone, please contact us on +41 27 570 70 70 or by e-mail at training@air-zermatt.ch.