Il Bergrettung Südtirol ha svolto per la prima volta un’esercitazione completamente simulata all’interno del terraXcube

Soccorso estremo

Mountains unite them: Ecologist Ulrike Tappeiner has been studying alpine ecosystems for four decades and keeps records on climate change and biodiversity. Emergency Physician Hermann Brugger researches the effects of altitude on the human body. Both work with huge data sets, from which they extract answers to scientific questions from months, often years of work. It's time-consuming, but it's the only way to gradually gain a better understanding of our complex world. 

Conversations between disciplines: interview with ecologist Ulrike Tappeiner and emergency physician Hermann Brugger.

"The most direct route is rarely feasible"

It looks like a headset for listening to music, uses sensors placed in the external ear canal and has been tested in the terraXcube, in temperatures between -10 and 20 °C. The space-saving, noninvasive and easy-to-use instrument not only measures core temperature, but also oxygen saturation and heart rate. Eurac Research patented it in collaboration with companies Minnova Med and Kerr Srl, the innovative device performs best in emergency medical interventions, but could also be used in other hospital settings. 

Medical device to measure temperature and other vital parameters from the ear recently patented 

An emergency headset 

A lezione di pronto intervento in montagna

Eurac Research physicians tested the LUCAS automatic heart massager aboard an airbus that simulated altered gravity by means of a parabolic flight. The goal of the study was to ascertain whether the device could be used for cardiac emergencies in space.

Our researchers tested an automated heart massager to measure its efficacy on space missions

Houston, we have a (heart) problem

A research team from Eurac Research, the Universities of Trento and Padua and the Hospital of Aosta assessed the risks of exposure to high altitude for a variety of neurological conditions from migraine to Parkinson's and multiple sclerosis to stroke.

Recommendations for climbing at altitude

How altitude can impact neurological conditions

Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine - Eurac Research

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Acclimatisation to high altitudes is a requirement for anyone who seeks to explore the highest elevations on earth. However, if an accident occurs in the mountains, it’s always an emergency. Our resea...

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