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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — You are disoriented on mountain terrain — trail lost, weather closing in, or separated from group.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Trail gone above tree line, sun setting, shivering starting.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Headache, vomiting, or unsteady walking at altitude.
Scene hazards: Fall in darkness, Hypothermia, Altitude illness, Avalanche slope
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Group together — head count and share warm layers.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Pick lee side boulder or crevice out of wind.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Whistle three blasts toward valley where villages hear.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do not cross snow slope you cannot assess for avalanche.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — 112 when signal on ridge. State altitude if known and number in party.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Registered trek overdue contact triggers search from home base.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — HACE or HAPE symptoms need immediate descent and oxygen if available.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Mountain rescue for injured person who cannot weight-bear.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT descend scree or cliff in darkness.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT ignore worsening headache at altitude — it can become fatal.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Follow streams downhill and you always reach safety
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Streams go over waterfalls and into gorges. Following blindly causes falls.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Cliff fall at night following water sound.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Keep climbing to the top to see where you are
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Exertion at altitude worsens sickness. Shelter and signal often beat summiting in distress.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Collapse from altitude illness far from rescue path.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Cloud and fog erase familiar peaks within minutes.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Altitude sickness impairs judgment before you notice confusion.