Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2614109 | Wilderness & Environmental Medicine | 2014 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
This article describes a private initiative in which professional Swiss rescuers, based at the foot of the Matterhorn, trained Nepalese colleagues in advanced high altitude helicopter rescue and medical care techniques. What started as a limited program focused on mountain safety has rapidly developed into a comprehensive project to improve rescue and medical care in the Mt Everest area for both foreign travelers and the local Nepalese people.
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Authors
Monika M. Brodmann Maeder, Buddha Basnyat, N. Stuart Harris,