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  • Title: From Matterhorn to Mt Everest: empowering rescuers and improving medical care in Nepal.
    Author: Maeder MM, Basnyat B, Harris NS.
    Journal: Wilderness Environ Med; 2014 Jun; 25(2):177-81. PubMed ID: 24864066.
    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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