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Book Review – Mountain Emergency Medicine

Brugger, Zafren, Festi, Paal, Strapazzon presented the first definitive work on this topic. Wolfgang Lederer wrote a fantastic review of the book. “Every accident in the mountains is inherently an emergency.” Hermann Brugger discusses what is probably the most comprehensive standard work on mountain rescue operations. Book review by Wolfgang

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Determination of Death in Mountain Rescue: Recommendations of the International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MedCom)
Mountain Emergency Medicine

Determination of Death in Mountain Rescue: Recommendations of the International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MedCom)

The article “Determination of Death in Mountain Rescue: Recommendations of the International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MedCom)” by Corinna A Schön, Les Gordon, Natalie Hölzl, Mario Milani, Peter Paal, Ken Zafren was published in the December 2020 issue of the Wilderness and Environmental Medicine Journal. The determination of

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