We'll start by saying the finger in the top photo is moulaged. This was one of the many (and less serious) injuries that students had to manage during an overnight mass casualty exercise this past weekend. Instructors woke students up at midnight. Students had to find their patients, (who were buried in an avalanche) and care for them throughout the night, while also coordinating with local Search and Rescue (SAR) teams (thanks to SAR members from Seeley Lake and Condon for their help). It was an educational and exhausting event for all. Other pictures include vehicle extrication practice with Missoula City Fire Department, low-angle rescue practice with SAR, and a picture from the top of St. Patrick Hospital here in Missoula, as students discussed backcountry helicopter rescue with Life Flight's RN/ paramedic flight team. This coming week includes jumping in to the river for three days of Swiftwater Rescue Technician (SRT) training with the Whitewater Rescue Institute.
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