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12 European Cave Rescue Meeting
2018
1-4 November
Casola Valsenio, Italy
Photo: Darko Bakšić
Organized by Corpo Nazionale Soccorso Alpino e Speleologico
on a behalf of European Cave Rescue Association
12th European Cave Rescue Meeting
Casola Valsenio, Italy, 1st – 4th November 2018
The 12th European Cave Rescue Meeting
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 2
Preliminary Program of the 12th European Cave Rescue Meeting ............................................................. 3
The meeting place ...................................................................................................................................... 5
Participation fee and accommodation ....................................................................................................... 7
Official Language ........................................................................................................................................ 8
Visa ............................................................................................................................................................. 8
Organizing committee ................................................................................................................................ 9
Contacts ..................................................................................................................................................... 9
Participants of the 11th European Cave Recue Meeting in Sofia, Bulgaria
Photo: Elizaveta Rovkah
The 12th European Cave Rescue Meeting is going to take place in Casola
Valsenio, Italy between 1st – 4th November 2018.
Organized by Corpo Nazionale Soccorso Alpino e Speleologico on behalf of the European
Cave Rescue Association.
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12th European Cave Rescue Meeting
Casola Valsenio, Italy, 1st – 4th November 2018
Introduction
Dear all,
The aim of this year’s European Cave Rescue Meeting is to improve the perception of
European Cave Rescue Association in a wider caving public. Therefore, this year’s meeting
will be organized together with the big caving meeting in Casola Valsenio – Speleopolis.
Since the 1st ECRA meeting we work hard to achieve stronger collaboration and cohesion
inside group. In this moment, altogether 19 organizations from 16 different European
countries are ECRA members. Thanks ECRA is strong collaboration inside Europe between
different cave rescue services already reality.
Cave rescuers are cavers, the main “power” that pushes ECRA forward. However, we have
the impression that the wider caving publicity is not enough informed, what ECRA is really
about, what has already been done to improve cave rescuing and safety in caving.
This year we saw a great opportunity at the notable annual meeting of the Italian caving
federation (Societa speleological Italiana) in Casola Valsenio, where more than 2000 cavers
worldwide will attend, to be there and to open our door to cavers.
The ECRA commissions (Technical, Medical and Cave-diving) will organize workshops on
following topics:
1. Highly specific and professional topics for cave rescuers as we do every year.
2. Achievements in each field with some important remarks for safe caving for wider
caver public.
3. We will discuss about some important issues as being part of EU civil security, ECRA
web, cave rescue education, joint international exercises, cave rescue services in
case of big earthquakes/catastrophes.
Pease visit our website – www.caverescue.eu or send us an email on info@caverescue.eu.
Please note the date for ECRA meeting in your diary!
We are looking forward to meet you in Casola Valsenio,
The Organizing Committee
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Preliminary Program of the 12th European Cave Rescue Meeting – 2nd November
location start end duration context title service group/commission notes
09:30 10:00 30 WELCOME ECRA ECRA
10:00 10:30 30 Operation Communications from the President ECRA Committee
10:30 10:50 20 Operation Operating procedures for ECRA activation ECRA ECRA
10:50 11:10 20 Operation Slovenia – first cave rescue team in EU Civil Protection mechanism JRS Cave Search And Rescue Slovenia
10:50 11:10 20 Medical Communications from the Coordinator ECRA Medical The Commission starts its own program
10:50 11:10 20 Tech Communications from the Coordinator ECRA Tech The Commission starts its own program
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10:50 11:10 20 Diving Communications from the Coordinator ECRA Diving The Commission starts its own program
11:10 11:30 COFFEE BREAK
11:30 12:30 60 Instruction Professional training and quality system in the cave rescue field CORSA
11:30 12:30 60 Medical What have we learned from the past accidents: analysis, registry, on- line platform ECRA Medical
11:30 12:00 30 Diving Dead person rescue from source and/or at high depth CNSAS ComSub
12:00 12:30 30 Diving casualty transfer from sump to cave's exit CNSAS ComSub
11:30 12:10 40 Tech Kevlar - presentation & tests results CNSAS&JRS CTS
Outdoor 12:10 12:40 30 Tech Kevlar - practical session CNSAS&JRS CTS
DAY 1
Unblocking CNSAS ComDis to be confirmed
12:30 14:00 LUNCH
12:30 12:50 20 Instruction International cave rescue exercise in Skalarjevo brezno in Slovenia JRS
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12:50 13:10 20 Unblocking Cave Rescue Operation of Italian caver with blasting work in Orlek Slovenia JRS optional
14:00 15:00 60 Medical Patient monitoring: what is new? ECRA Medical shared session with Tech Comm. ?
15:00 16:00 60 Medical Trauma block: tactical possibilities in trauma patient care in underground environment ECRA Medical
14:00 15:00 60 Tech Patient monitoring: what is new? ECRA CTS shared session with Medical Comm. ?
15:00 15:45 45 Communications TDR for telephone line analysis - presentation & workshop CNSAS CTS TDR: Time-domain reflectometer
16:00 16:30 COFFEE BREAK
16:30 18:00 90 Medical Trauma block: tactical possibilities in trauma patient care in underground environment ECRA Medical
18:00 19:00 60 Medical Multicasualty incident ECRA Medical
19:00 19:30 30 Medical discussion ECRA Medical
16:30 17:00 30 StratoClaster - The new stretcher CNSAS CTS
Tech
17:00 17:30 30 Composite materials (CarbonLine Composites) CNSAS CTS / CarbonLineC.
public event
17:30 18:30 60 From steel to rocks (Kong) ECRA/CNSAS ECRA Tech
Acronyms
CNSAS Italian Alpine and Cave Rescue Service
Corsa Romanian Cave Rescue Service
HCRS Hungarian Cave Rescue Service
HGSS Croatian Mountains and Cave Rescue Service
JRS Slovenia Cave Rescue Service
ÖHR Austrian Cave Rescue Association
ComDis Unblocking Comm (CNSAS)
ComSub Cave-DivingComm (CNSAS)
CRC Cave Rescue Comm (HGSS)
CTS Caving Tech Comm (CNSAS)
CCD Communication and Docum Comm (CNSAS)
SNaTSS Cave Rescue National School (CNSAS)
Preliminary Program of the 12th European Cave Rescue Meeting – 3rd November
location start end duration context title service group/commission notes
09:00 11:00 120 Medical Pain relief and sedation in cave diving accidents and accidents behind the sumps ECRA Medical
09:00 09:20 20 Diving near-death experience in a water cave ÖHR to be confirmed
09:20 09:50 30 Diving Evacuation of non-divers CNSAS ComSub
09:50 10:20 30 Diving Post-siphon medical cares CNSAS ComSub
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09:00 09:30 30 Tech uplift technique for long shafts CNSAS SNaTSS
outdoor 09:30 11:00 90 Tech uplift technique for long shafts - workshop CNSAS SNaTSS
09:00 09:15 15 Communications VideoVOX – underground Video system JRS optional
11:00 11:30 COFFEE BREAK
11:30 12:30 60 Medical Collaboration with ICAR MedCom ECRA Medical
outdoor 11:30 12:30 60 Tech Porteledge - workshop HGSS CRC
DAY 2
12:30 14:00 LUNCH
14:00 15:00 60 Medical Publications in cave rescue ECRA Medical
15:00 16:30 90 Medical Discussion, upcoming events, next meeting ECRA Medical
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14:00 14:20 20 Communications Ermes - use case during cave-diving rescue exercise (Rio Torretta) CNSAS CTS / ComSub
14:20 15:00 40 Communications Ermes 2.0 - System presentation CNSAS CTS
outdoor 15:00 16:00 60 Communications Ermes 2.0 - workshop CNSAS CTS those present can use their own hardware
14:00 15:30 90 Operation Cave search and rescue module JRS & HGSS
15:30 16:30 60 Operation Cooperation between governmental and non-governmental organisations HCRS
16:30 17:00 COFFEE BREAK
17:00 18:00 60 Press Information management during a cave rescue ECRA ECRA / CNSAS (CCD) to be defined
18:00 19:00 60 ECRA Annual General Assembly
Public sessions
Cinema ?? ?? 25 General ECRA presents itself ECRA
Cinema ?? ?? General Riesending ECRA
Cinema ?? ?? 30 Diving Underwater rescue CNSAS ComSub
Cinema ?? ?? Diving Rescue in Tham Luang Cave ECRA to be confirmed
ECRA reserved sessions
60 Operation Cooperation between governmental and non-governmental organisations HCRS
Day 2 19:00 20:00 60 Board meeting ECRA
Acronyms
CNSAS Italian Alpine and Cave Rescue Service
Corsa Romanian Cave Rescue Service
HCRS Hungarian Cave Rescue Service
HGSS Croatian Mountains and Cave Rescue Service
JRS Slovenia Cave Rescue Service
ÖHR Austrian Cave Rescue Association
ComDis Unblocking Comm (CNSAS)
ComSub Cave-DivingComm (CNSAS)
CRC Cave Rescue Comm (HGSS)
CTS Caving Tech Comm (CNSAS)
12th European Cave Rescue Meeting
Casola Valsenio, Italy, 1st – 4th November 2018
The meeting place
Casola Valensio, Italy
Province of Ravenna in the region Emilia-Romagna
School Building Meeting Location
Casola 2018, International meeting of caving @SPELEOPOLIS
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12th European Cave Rescue Meeting
Casola Valsenio, Italy, 1st – 4th November 2018
All event locations can be reached within 5 minutes.
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12th European Cave Rescue Meeting
Casola Valsenio, Italy, 1st – 4th November 2018
Participation fee and accommodation
The total participation fee is 50 EUR and can be paid during registration of participants.
30 EUR will be paid for registration for Casola 2018 meeting and additional 20 EUR will
be paid for ECRA meeting.
Participation fees include accommodation, breakfast, lunch, dinner during ECRA meeting.
Organizer of Casola2018 will provide accommodation including all additional facilities for
accommodation and for workshops while CNSAS/ECRA will provide meal during
workshops.
Accommodation is on improvised campsite of meeting place is available. Please take your
own campsite equipment.
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12th European Cave Rescue Meeting
Casola Valsenio, Italy, 1st – 4th November 2018
Official Language
The official language of the European Cave Rescue Meeting 2018 is English. All
presentations should be written in English. No simultaneous translation will be provided.
Visa
No visa is required from citizens of the European countries. Please consult the Italian
Embassy in your country if in doubt. If needed, the participants can request a letter of
Invitation by e-mail: info@caverescue.eu
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12th European Cave Rescue Meeting
Casola Valsenio, Italy, 1st – 4th November 2018
Organizing committee
Roberto Corti
Responsible, The National Alpine Cliff and Cave Rescue Corps, CNSAS, Italy
Alberto Ubertino
Vice President of ECRA, The National Alpine Cliff and Cave Rescue Corps, CNSAS, Italy
Dinko Novosel
President of ECRA, Croatian Mountain Rescue Service, HGSS, Croatia
Kurt Dennstedt
General Secretary of ECRA, Austrian Cave Rescue Association, ÖHR, Austria
Giuseppe Conti
Chairperson of Technical commission of ECRA, The National Alpine Cliff and Cave Rescue
Corps, CNSAS, Italy
Lana Djonlagic
Chairperson of Medical commission of ECRA, Croatian Mountain Rescue Service, HGSS,
Croatia
Robert Anzic
Chairperson of Cave-diving commission of ECRA, Cave Rescue Service of Slovenia, JRS,
Slovenia
Antoniya Vlaykova
Responsible for ECRA web visibility, Cave Rescue – Bulgaria, CRB, Bulgaria
Contacts
Alberto Ubertino
E-mail: alberto@tessituraubertino.com, Phone: +39 335 600 90 58
Dinko Novosel
E-mail: dinko.novosel@gmail.com, Phone: +385 91 517 94 31
Kurt Dennstedt
E-mail: kurt.dennstedt@oehr.at, Phone: +43 680 230 00 25
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