How do people get rescued in the mountains? Go On A Rescue! How do people get rescued in the mountains?

Start of a Rescue First, when some one gets hurt, you or a friend will go to a phone and call 911 - The Emergency Phone Number. Many times, cell phones do not work in the mountains, so they will have to run to the nearest house or ask some one else to go for help

How Rocky Mountain Rescue Gets Called The person who answers when you call 911 is called a dispatcher. You or your friend will tell the dispatcher what happened and where they are. The dispatcher will call Rocky Mountain Rescue to go help the hurt person... Other emergency people such as ambulance, firefighters, and police will also come

Rocky Mountain Rescue Drives their truck with all their rescue gear to the rescue. The truck and its gear, most everything that we need for the usual mission. Rarely we get more gear from the ‘Cage’, perhaps because of big wall (Eldo) or second simultaneous mission. New vehicle in the works. [truck.jpg]

Lots of rescuers come to help Lots of rescuers come to help Rescuers sometimes have to leave work or school and drive long distances to get to the rescue. We are students and residents in the area. On the average, highly technically trained. Standing around- summer uniform, Group portrait

The rescuers put bandages on the hurt person (who is called the patient) and put them into a litter. A litter is a very strong metal carrier for moving the patient. Immobilizing an ankle, First Flatiron trail- Common rescue=hiker slipped on loose rock What to say: We work in the mountains [FirstAid.jpg]

They carefully take them back down the mountain using ropes and other equipment Scree evac below rock cliffs and snow.

...to the ambulance. The ambulance goes to the hospital where doctors make the person better. Finally, evac complete (for RMR), loading patient into the ambulance What to say: and get them to an ambulance that can take them to where they need to be [Ambul.jpg]

Patches--RMRG and MRA[Patches.jpg] Patches worn by a mountain rescuer Patches--RMRG and MRA[Patches.jpg] The RMR patch What to say: We are part of MRA, discuss [Patches.jpg]