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What would you do in case of an accident in Antarctica?

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Prior to putting yourself into a situation where you could have an accident, people know where you are, they know your plan and your expected return time.

If you have an accident, and are immobile, you must wait until someone decides that you have exceed your return time sufficiently to send a rescue party to find you.

You may be fortunate enough to survive hypothermia before your rescue party arrives, or you may not survive.

If you are mobile, you are expected to take yourself to the nearest shelter and signal or leave a trail to where you can be found.

As well, you may be able to return to the research facility on your own, in which case, there may be first-aid services there.

If you have an accident inside the perimeter of the research station, others may help you get to the first-aid station for the help you require.

Most research facilities have first-aid stations, and a few have doctors. The highest level of training on a station may be a military medical corps member, or a civilian trained EMT.

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