Every minute counts in backcountry rescues, North Shore Rescue\u0027s medical leader says. Find out more.
If that was not possible, North Shore Rescue could always call in Cormorant from 442 Squadron in Comox, but those long-winged birds are meant for patrolling the Pacific Ocean, not making intricate dips into the narrow, tree-thonged ravines of the North Shore mountains.
Dr. Alec Ritchie, the leader of North Shore Rescue’s medical team, said a hoist rescue can save maybe a half-hour, getting medicine to the victim and the victim to hospital quicker.Article content Leading the way for non-traumatic calls were mental health issues and exposure, both representing about 10 per cent of the overall total, with other calls related to cardiac problems or people with dementia wandering off.
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the Knowledge Network TV series Search and Rescue: North Shore shows production crew members heading to a rescue site.North Shore Search and Rescue team leader Mike Danks on a long line from a helicopter in the Knowledge Network five-part series Search and Rescue: North Shore.Medical operations took an average of 12 hours from initial emergency phone call to hospital admittance, with death being the outcome in about one in seven cases.
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