本年も7月25日〜8月26日の間、富山大学は北アルプスのほぼ中心に位置する双六岳にて夏山診療所をボランティアにて運営しております。
今年の運営は例年とは全く異なっています。今春からのコロナ禍によって山岳部の学生の活動が停止しているため、今回は医療職のボランティアのみが入山しています。また、例年は県内外から多数の医療職の皆さまにご助力いただいていますが、今回はそれぞれの勤務先でのレギュレーションもあって、ごく少ないボランティアでの活動となっています。山上で新型コロナ・ウィルスへの感染が疑われる患者さんに遭遇した時に備えて、本年はさまざまな防護用医療器具などを新たに準備するなど、例年とはかなり異なる体制を整えました。
このコロナ禍に加えて、本年は北アルプス周辺で多発する地震、長梅雨などの影響もあって、夏山診療所の開設そのものも危ぶまれましたが、7年前より所長を務めている黒田も第1班として7月30日〜8月2日の4日間、山上での診療を担当してきました。
この診療活動は、本年も県内外を問わず多数の病院や職員、岐阜県警の皆さまのご理解ご協力に支えられて成り立っております。この場をお借りして皆さまに御礼申し上げます。今後もご支援ご協力の程、よろしくお願いいたします。
Summer Rescue at Mt. Sugoroku, Japan Alps 2020
University of Toyama is conducting a Summer Mountain Clinic on Mt. Sugoroku, which is located in the center of Japan Alps (ca 2,600m above sea level), as volunteers between July 25 and August 26 in every summer..
This year’s operation is completely different from the previous years. This year, only medical volunteers have joined the clinic, as the COVID-19 crisis from this spring has halted the activities of medical students in the mountain club. Also, in previous years, we have had the help of many medical professionals from within and outside of Toyama prefecture, but this year the number of volunteers is very small due to this COVID-19 crisis. This year, we have prepared a very different system from previous years, including a variety of new protective medical equipment in case we encounter patients suspected of being infected with the new corona virus on the mountain.
In addition to the COVID-19 crisis, the frequent earthquakes around the Japan Alps and the prolonged rainy season this year made the opening of this Mountain Clinic a doubtful proposition, but fortunately Prof. Kuroda was able to be in charge of the first team from July 30 to August 2, 2020.
In every year, this clinic was made possible by the understanding and cooperation of many hospitals, staff members and members of the Gifu Prefectural Police, both in and out of Toyama prefecture. I would like to take this opportunity to thank them all for their continuous support.
