Wilderness mass casualty incident (MCI): Rescue chain after avalanche at Everest Base Camp (EBC) in 2015

K Zafren, A Brants, K Tabner, A Nyberg… - Wilderness & …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
The Nepal Earthquake of 2015 killed over 8000 people and injured over 20,000 in Nepal.
Moments after the earthquake, an avalanche of falling ice came down from above Everest …

Rescue activity of a civilian helicopter emergency medical service in the Western Cape, South Africa: A 5-year retrospective review

JF Park-Ross, I Howard… - Wilderness & …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction Helicopter search and rescue (SAR) in Africa is conducted primarily by military
organizations. Since 2002, the Western Cape of South Africa has had a dedicated …

Medical aspects of the Gorkha earthquake 2015: Disaster preparedness and response

M Brodmann Maeder, M Pun - Living Under the Threat of Earthquakes …, 2018 - Springer
This chapter includes exemplary accounts from two medical doctors pertaining to the
situation in the capital and in remote valleys. Within both accounts, the authors describe their …

Intercultural competence of western teachers for Nepalese rescuers

M Brodmann Maeder, R Saghir, M Pun… - … altitude medicine & …, 2019 - liebertpub.com
Introduction: Educational projects in mountain rescue in Nepal have a long tradition. They
are usually led by Western experts who train their Nepalese colleagues using teams of …