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Mountain Emergency Medicine Course Summer with Air Zermatt

Mountain Emergency Medicine (MEM) Course Summer including the AHEMS topics according to ICAR, ISMM, UIAA regulations. For health care professionals who are (or want to become) members of an organized rescue service. (Paramedic, health care professionals or medical rescuers).

Course Information

Location Zermatt/Ticino
Number of participants Max. 8 people
Course date September 5-12, 2026
Duration of the course 8 days
Target audience

Paramedics, health care professionals with prehospital experience or medical rescuers

  • Trained in Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS)
  • Trained in Pre Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS)
Requirements
  • Active mountaineer
  • Mastering the following knots: Italian hitch, figure of 8, clove hitch, overhand slip knot, fisherman knot, prusik
  • Good physical fitness
  • You must be able to master the following knots prior to the course:
  • - slipknot, pulley & hoist system, fishermen’s knot, figure of eight, prusik, clove hitch, munter (Italian) hitch, creating an anchor system, belaying, abseiling with descender & prusik, ascent on a fixed rope
Further Education

International Diploma for Mountain Emergency Medicine
Price CHF 6'500 per person
Course language English

For online registration click here

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 60 000 helicopter rescues, we are offering to transfer our knowledge and experience with courses at a high level that prepares you for demanding rescues under extreme conditions.

Together with the Diploma in Mountain Medicine and the Mountain Emergency Medicine Course Winter this course builds the foundation to reach the International Diploma for Mountain Emergency Medicine (DiMEM).

  • Knowledge and techniques needed to manage medical emergencies in high alpine and austere conditions
  • Patient care in austere environments.
  • Learn about and manage different rescue techniques
  • Lead a group of rescue professionals and manage a team
  • Understanding the difficulties of rescues and equipment in hostile terrain and the limitations thereof.

Theory:

  • Alpine techniques
  • Medical setting in mountain emergencies
  • Helicopter procedures / operations
  • Emergency procedures in air rescue
  • Load transfer system
  • Canyoning basic skills
  • Cave rescue

Practical part:

  • Helicopter procedures / operations
  • Medical setting
  • Terrestrial, air rescue & canyon rescue scenario
  • Tyrolienne
  • Swift water swimming and rescue
  • Basic and advanced rescue techniques
  • Basic and advanced canyon training

You will receive a pretest approximately 4 weeks before course starts by e-mail. Please send it back electronically until one week before the course starts to training@air-zermatt.ch.

  • Mountaineering clothes, please note that cold temperatures can be possible year-round in Zermatt
  • Gloves (technical plus a pair of warm ones)
  • Helmet
  • Harness
  • Mountaineering boots
  • Sunglasses
  • Sunscreen 50+
  • Head lamp
  • Backpack (mind 30 liters)
  • Mountaineering clothes (Keep in mind that cold temperatures are possible year-round in Zermatt)
  • 2 HMS carabiners
  • 4 identical screws gate or triple lock carabiners
  • 2 prusik slings
  • 1 band sling
  • 2x 6mm 2m cords
  • 2x 6mm 5m cords
  • Swimwear
  • Optional: Thermal Shirt or rash guard (under wetsuit wear)

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.

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 earning 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

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. If you have any question or wish to register by telephone, please contact us on +41 27 570 70 70 or by e-mail at training@air-zermatt.ch.

 

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