Helicopter Rescue at Very High Altitude: Recommendations of the International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MedCom) 2025.

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Title: Helicopter Rescue at Very High Altitude: Recommendations of the International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MedCom) 2025.
Authors: McLaughlin K; Department of Emergency Medicine, Canmore General Hospital, Canmore, Canada.; University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.; International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MEDCOM), Zurich, Switzerland.; Medical Consultant Banff, Yoho, Kootenay, and Kluane National Parks, Canmore, Canada., Shimanski C; International Commission for Alpine Rescue, Zurich, Switzerland., Zafren K; International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MEDCOM), Zurich, Switzerland.; Department of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, California, USA., Jackson I; Visitor Safety Specialist, Banff, Yoho, Kootenay and Kluane National Parks Kluane National Parks, Banff, Canada., Biner G; Bluehawk-Zermatt GmbH, Zermatt, Switzerland., Folini M; Helibernina, Heliaustria and Kailash Helicopter Services in Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal.; UIAGM Mountain Guide and Member of the Italian Rescue Team (VII Delegazione Soccorso Alpino Italiano), Martigny, Switzerland., Hermansky A; Temsco Helicopters, Denali National Park, Alaska, USA., Ridington E; Pathfinder Aviation Antarctica, Fishtail Air Nepal, Tempo Helicopters Mt Denali, Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA., Hicks P; Horizon Helicopters, Kluane National Park, Canada., Strapazzon G; International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MEDCOM), Zurich, Switzerland.; Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, Eurac Research, Bolzano/Bozen, Italy.; Corpo Nazionale del Soccorso Alpino e Speleologico (CNSAS), Milano, Italy.; Società Italiana di Medicina di Montagna (SIMeM), Padova, Italy., Falla M; Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, Eurac Research, Bolzano/Bozen, Italy.; Società Italiana di Medicina di Montagna (SIMeM), Padova, Italy., Hopper A; Horizon Helicopters, Kluane National Park, Canada.; Kailash Helicopters Services Nepal, Alpine Helicopters, Kathmandu, Nepal., Weber D; Grand Teton National Park, Grand Teton, Wyoming, USA., Jackson R; Royal Cornwall Hospital (UK), Truro, United Kingdom.; Cornwall Air Ambulance (UK), Cornwall, United Kingdom., Brugger H; International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MEDCOM), Zurich, Switzerland.; Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, Eurac Research, Bolzano/Bozen, Italy.
Source: High altitude medicine & biology [High Alt Med Biol] 2026 Jun; Vol. 27 (2), pp. 107-116. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Sep 10.
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