Mountain research and rescue on denali: A short history from the 1980s to the present

High Altitude Medicine and Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 277-283

  Rodway, George W ^a   Mcintosh, Scott E ^b   Dow, Jennifer ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c Alaska Regional Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

acute mountain sickness; high altitude accidents; history of high altitude medicine; mountain rescue

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE;

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ALTITUDE; ALTITUDE DISEASE; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COLD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; HELICOPTER; HUMAN; INJURY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOUNTAINEERING; NORTH AMERICA; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESCUE WORK; REVIEW; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS; ALASKA; ALTITUDE SICKNESS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MOUNTAINEERING; RESCUE WORK;

EID: 80053505503     PISSN: 15270297     EISSN: 15578682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ham.2010.1063     Document Type: Review

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