September's Turkish rescue - medical details if possible

[mrodoc]

For the last 3 years I have been talking to medical students on a Wilderness Medicine course on caving and cave rescue illustrating it with accounts of recent rescues. The Turkish rescue was unusual in that the issue was a medical emergency rather than a consequence of being in a cave. Has anybody got access to some of the details regarding exactly what happened and the patient's underground management? I gather he was transfused which, in itself, is a significant undertaking in a cave environment.

 

[PeteA]

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[Long Drop]

Why not contact Mark Dickey direct and ask? I'm sure his e-mail address or contact detailswouldn't be hard to track down.

How I survived – and was rescued – from a 1,200m deep Turkish cave

Despite nearly dying during eight days trapped underground, Mark Dickey, 41, is keen to go caving again next month

www.independent.co.uk