Rescued: An Outdoor Podcast for Hikers and Adventurers

• 016 // Macca is broken in a big wall fall

  It was the ABC News that first alerted the outdoors community to Macca's big wall fall near Blackheath in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales. With over 30 years climbing under his belt, including many first ascents and stories, some of which are the stuff of legend, he is one of the Blue Mountains climbing community's most well-known characters. Five years on from the accident, he joins me today with Sergeant Dal Atkinson, the team leader of Blue Mountains Police Rescue Squad, to speak about what happened and what the challenges of location, access, and weather made this one of the longest and most difficult cliff rescues in New South Wales.https://youtu.be/IVtaK-v99jM

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• 015 // Dr Paul Luckin is an expert on human survivablity - Part 2

  Dr Paul Luckin is an authority on human survivability. He’s a medical advisor to the Police Search and Rescue teams and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (that’s AMSA), providing time-frames for human survival during Search and Rescue operations.In part 2 of my conversation with Paul, we look deeper into demographics and practicalities of surviving in the wild. What should people do if in that situation and ask what can be done to help get these messages across.

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• 014 // Dr Paul Luckin is an expert on human survivability

  Dr Paul Luckin is an anaesthetist, with a very unique background.As an authority on human survivability he’s a medical advisor to the Police Search and Rescue teams and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (that’s AMSA), providing time-frames for human survival during Search and Rescue operations.He teaches the medical aspects of Search and Rescue, and is on the directing staff of the National Police Search and Rescue Managers Course.A humble and highly trained specialist clinician and expert in search and rescue, he has served as a Captain in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve in Bougainville, East Timor, in the Resuscitation and Retrieval Team for the victims of the first Bali bombing, and in the first foreign medical team into Banda Aceh following the 2004 tsunami, and much, much more.In 2015, he was made a Member of the Order of Australia, AM, for significant service to thecommunity through emergency medicine, and he joins me today…

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• 013 // Joyce is bitten by a snake

  According to the World Health Organisation, roughly 1 to 2 people die from snakebite in Australia each year. The good news is this is significantly lower than the 1920’s when the Sydney Morning Herald reported about 13 people were dying each year.Today we hear from Joyce, who bucks modern statistics which tell us that 74% of victims are male, with an average age of 46, and interestingly, with around 54% of bites happened at home.She’s joined by her friend Frances and together, they share the story of what happened when along a spectacular, grade 5 track, over 3 hours from the nearest road, she describes what felt like a sharp stick hit her ankle.Learnings from this episode: First Aid Training (preferably Wilderness (WFA) or Remote First Aid (RAFA) or Remote Area First Responder is essential for you and also those you walk with or meet along the way. How to treat a snake bite - what they did. The importance of carrying more than 1 snake bandage. When calling for help in the bush in coverage, call 000. Anecdotally, Police (rather than Ambulance) may be better equipped to locate you in a remote location (ie. away from roads/tracks/etc.) The incredible benefits of walking with a group where you know the skills and capabilities, rather than strangers (support, first aid, navigation, bushcraft, tasks, team management, etc) Understand that your backpack may not travel in a rescue helicopter. Pack smart. The value of debriefing with your group after a crisis. Taking a moment to take it all in and be gentle on yourselves. Utmost importance of being prepared: packing everything you need. Learning to mitigate risks: wearing long pants, gaiters, first aid kit and training, communication methods (for in and out of coverage).Helpful Links: My comprehensive packing lists (day hikes, overnight hikes) What's in my first aid kit? Bites and Stings app Find a club in your state! Bushwalking Australia - Emergency+ App What3Words

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• 012 // Dr Kate is an expert in psychological trauma

  Dr Kate Baecher is a clinical psychologist specialising in trauma in high-risk or complex environments.Behind all her training and experience serving with the military and working in civilian life supporting critical incidents, she is somebody deeply connected to nature, where the wild place is her happy place.She joins me today, and shares about the time she witnessed the death of another climber while on a mountaineering holiday to Mont Blanc, on the border of France and Italy… and how that event led her to develop models for dealing with trauma and psychological first aid in remote and rugged environments.She’ll walk us through those models and give us some really practical tools on how we can deal with traumatic incidents should we ever come across them when out on our adventures.Episode takeaways: The importance of having psychological first aid skills (these are different to mental health first aid) It’s normal to find ourselves in psychological distress after witnessing trauma It can affect us all in different ways (no right or wrong way) Recognise when we need to seek professional help There are some helpful (and SIMPLE) resources available (see the episode webpage) to help yourself and those around youContact Kate at: https://drkatebaecher.com/Transcript available here.

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