“We are not allowed to give any pain relief” — Swedish mountain-rescue operations from the perspective of mountain-rescue personnel: an interview study
Amanda Gezelius, Anton Westman, Johan Hylander · 2026
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Amanda Gezelius, Anton Westman, and Johan Hylander interview in 2026 Swedish mountain rescuers about the frustrations built into their work along the long Scandes range. Twenty-one rescuers from four counties described operations where weather, distance, and rules collide.
One complaint gives the study its title: even licensed medical staff among them are not allowed to give pain relief in the field. Bureaucracy inside their own organisations slows response, and helicopter access for moving staff and casualties faces legal hurdles. Injury assessment in harsh terrain is hard, and welfare on long missions suffers. Fixing the drug and helicopter rules, the authors argue, would shorten time to real treatment.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Amanda Gezelius, Anton Westman, Johan Hylander |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 48 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |