The matter in summary: It is important to plan the trip well and choose a trip according to your own ability to avoid accidents. If you injure yourself alone, it is important to ensure that you are sitting or standing safely and then call 113. In the event of an injury while walking with a friend, it is important to stabilize the person and prevent hypothermia before seeking help. Proper clothing and equipment is essential for a safe trip, including colorful clothing to be seen by rescue personnel. In the event of a surprising change in weather, it is important to assess the weather at all times and turn around if necessary. It is important to stay warm on a trip, especially in winter, and to have a low threshold for turning around. ————————————-The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAi. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. Most of us have heard of the mountain laws. Even if you follow these rules, use common sense and take precautions, an accident can happen for the very best. Live Andrea Sulheim is happy to go on trips both alone and with others. She says that one of the most important things is to tell someone about where you are going. She herself has injured herself on trips several times. – In order to make good judgments on tour, it is important to have mental and physical strength. So you get a long way by planning well and choosing a trip according to your own ability, she says. Live Andrea Sulheim has good walking companions in her dogs, but she says that it won’t be the steepest walks when they are with them. Photo: Sigbjørn Rolandsen / Privat Sulheim has spent most of her summer holidays in the area where she grew up. Eleven years ago, she was on a trip near Leirvassbu, which is located right next to the famous mountain peak “Kyrkja” in the heart of Jotunheimen. – I was at Midtre Urdadalstinden. On the way down, I got a rather large stone across my thigh, she says. She says that she had enough adrenaline to get free, and took Paracetamol before heading home. – It was obviously unpleasant to see that the thigh was bruised, and the injury still looks good. Fortunately, I can use my leg as normal today, but I have become much more skeptical about walking in loose stone watches, she says. Her hiking companion, who was further down, did not see what happened and did not realize how serious it was. – But it was clear that it was a support that I had a friend with me and was not alone, she says. Sulheim is happy to go on a trip alone, but says it is a security to be two. – It is also a great way to get to know people. I have made several good friends that way. Then you get to know “good and bad”, especially if it’s a demanding trip or bad weather, she says. In the past, she has also stepped well over with 1,500 meters of altitude left to descend. She was then alone and had no mobile coverage. She says that there was not much more to do than tie a bandage around the foot. – Then I went home. It’s strange what happens when you have no choice, because it took a couple of months before the foot was okay to walk on again, she says. In 2023, Norwegian Air Ambulance had around 340 inquiries about search and rescue missions in mountain-related terrain. So far in 2024, there have been almost 180 inquiries about the same. The start of the well-known walk over Besseggen in Jotunheimen is a place many walkers know well. Here it is very steep in some parts. It is therefore easy to step over or injure yourself in other ways if you are unlucky. In this area, there are many people who need help for various reasons throughout the year. Photo: Andreas Steenbuch Mathismoen / Private news has asked the experts what is most important to ensure a safe trip. Live Andrea Sulheim and the experienced rescuers give clear advice on what to think about. Kjetil LeknesKjetil Leknes works as a rescuer at Norwegian Air Ambulance. He is also a member of an alpine rescue group that carries out voluntary rescue in the mountains.Jarle Bjørge ØverlandJarle Bjørge Øverland is head of the national council for the Red Cross Aid Corps. Choose the right equipment and type of tour – The very first thing is to choose the right tour. If you are going to climb or walk on steep terrain, choose a trip that you know you can handle. So you don’t commit to something that is far beyond your capabilities, says Kjetil Leknes from Norwegian Air Ambulance. Both experts say it’s a good idea to bring a little extra so that you can manage for longer periods than originally planned. Photo: Håvard Jenssen / news Jarle Bjørge Øverland from the Red Cross says that the best thing is that you are prepared before you go on a trip and have some first aid equipment, some extra food and drink with you. If you injure yourself alone – If you are alone and have coverage on your phone, you must ensure that you are sitting or standing safely and cannot injure yourself further. Then you must call 113. That is the first and best advice. Get in touch with those who can help you if you are alone, says Kjetil Leknes. Norwegian Air Ambulance has developed a 113 app that you can install on your phone before you go on a trip. Leknes says that if you are alone and cannot use the phone, you must call for help. – Shouting out at regular intervals, so people will be able to hear it in the area, he says. If you have to leave your injured hiking buddy, Leknes goes on to say that if there are two of you on a hike, it is important to take stock of the damage and take the emergency measures you can. – If there is bleeding as an example, then you have to stop that bleeding. Or if there is a broken bone, you need to get the person down and stabilize the situation before doing anything else. Try to treat the injury as best you can, he says. Both experts say that it is a good idea to bring first aid equipment with you on your trip. You can buy simple packages that are customized with the equipment that suits your trip. Whether it’s in the mountains, at the lake or in the woods and fields. Photo: Oddleif Solved Once you have stabilized the person and done something about it, the emergency measures. Then it is the prevention of cooling that is important. Put clothes on them and put something under the person, so they don’t lose heat to the ground. – When that is done, you have to search for help, call if there is coverage, or you have to start looking for help or coverage, says Leknes. The Red Cross is clear that it is wise to seek shelter quickly. – Then at least you can stay as warm as possible, when the weather is a bit stormy, says Jarle Bjørge Øverland from the Red Cross. Use what you have with you of first aid equipment, or use what you can of other things. Before leaving your injured friend, Bjørge Øverland recommends marking the spot with colorful clothes, bags or something else that you have with you. – Via the app for the air ambulance, you can possibly just take a screenshot of your phone while you have it up, so that you can see which GPS coordinates you are on, says Øverland. Dress correctly on a trip Øverland from the Red Cross says that part of the challenge is that people like to wear clothes with dark tones and green when they are on a trip. This can be difficult to see for rescue personnel trying to find you. – Wearing colorful clothes on a trip is therefore very wise, says Øverland. A rescuer is lowered from an air ambulance. Here you can see that the terrain varies in colour. It is not easy to see people from the air if they are dressed in green or gray clothes. Photo: Stiftelsen Norsk Luftambulanse Kjetil Leknes from Norsk Luftambulanse says that you must have the right equipment, clothing and have enough information about the trip you are going on. So that you do not end up in a situation where you cannot master the conditions or need help. – In the mountains you should bring clothing according to the conditions that day. But also carry enough in your bag to cope with a night out or for a change in weather conditions, says Leknes. Even the rescuer from the Norwegian Air Ambulance usually carries a dry change, down jacket, shell jacket and he always carries with him, without exception, a wind bag that is waterproof and windproof. So you can crawl inside something, to hide from the weather and wind if it hits. In the event of a surprising change in weather When asked what to do in the event of a severe change in weather, Øverland from the Red Cross says that he would have turned around as soon as possible. – You have to consider the weather all the time, he says. Sun and rain at the same time. Photo: Knut Dreiås Øverland says that the Fjellvettreglene is the most important thing to think about here. Going back the same way you went is a good idea. That way you know you are safe. – Only turn around when you see that the weather poses a challenge, he says. He says that in a summer with as much changeable weather conditions as we have seen this year, being able to seek shelter is important. It can be crucial to keep warm if you can’t go any further. – I would have brought a tarp or a wolverine cloth and a small rope to be able to tie it up and make an emergency shelter, says Jarle Bjørge Øverland from the Red Cross. Live Andrea Sulheim says that one of the most important things on a trip is to stay warm. – It is both for comfort and safety, if you start to freeze it can quickly become dangerous, she says. Sulheim says that in winter you have to have a low threshold to turn around – because the mountain will be there next year as well. – Then it is important to familiarize yourself with the avalanche warning and the weather forecast in advance and make your own assessments during the trip, says Sulheim. The mountain etiquette rules: The mountain etiquette rules are a collection of nine simple and practical advice for anyone traveling in the mountains. The rules were drawn up by the Norwegian Tourist Association and the Red Cross, and have since become an important part of mountain culture in Norway. These are the mountain weather rules: 1. Plan the trip and report where you are going 2. Adapt the trip according to ability and conditions 3. Pay attention to weather and avalanche warnings 4. Be prepared for storms and cold, even on short trips 5. Bring the necessary equipment to be able to help yourself and others 6. Make safe road choices. 7. Use a map and compass. 8. Turn around in time, there is no shame in turning around 9. Save your strength and seek shelter if necessary Source: The Mountain Weather Regulations Published 30.07.2024, at 09.31 Updated 30.07.2024, at 10.26
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You do this if you or a friend is injured on a trip. Here is the advice of the experts. – news Innlandet – Local news, TV and radio
