Pharmacological Prophylaxis and Supplemental Oxygen for Unacclimatized Rescuers at Very High Altitude: Scoping Review and 2025 Joint Recommendations of the International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine and the International Society for Mountain Medicine.

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Title: Pharmacological Prophylaxis and Supplemental Oxygen for Unacclimatized Rescuers at Very High Altitude: Scoping Review and 2025 Joint Recommendations of the International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine and the International Society for Mountain Medicine.
Authors: McLaughlin K; Department of Emergency Medicine, Canmore General Hospital; Clinical Lecturer, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Canada.; International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MedCom), Zurich, Switzerland.; International Society for Mountain Medicine, Basel, Switzerland., Roy S; International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MedCom), Zurich, Switzerland.; International Society for Mountain Medicine, Basel, Switzerland.; Department of Critical Care Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Canada., Falla M; International Society for Mountain Medicine, Basel, Switzerland.; Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, Eurac Research, Bolzano, Italy., Strapazzon G; International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MedCom), Zurich, Switzerland.; International Society for Mountain Medicine, Basel, Switzerland.; Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, Eurac Research, Bolzano, Italy., Luks AM; International Society for Mountain Medicine, Basel, Switzerland.; Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Washington. Seattle, WA, USA., Zafren K; International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MedCom), Zurich, Switzerland.; International Society for Mountain Medicine, Basel, Switzerland.; Department of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA, USA., Brugger H; International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MedCom), Zurich, Switzerland.; International Society for Mountain Medicine, Basel, Switzerland.; Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, Eurac Research, Bolzano, Italy., Musi M; International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MedCom), Zurich, Switzerland.; Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA., Tomazin I; International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MedCom), Zurich, Switzerland.; Mountain Rescue Association of Slovenia, Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia., Ellerton J; International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MedCom), Zurich, Switzerland.; International Society for Mountain Medicine, Basel, Switzerland., Thapa GB; Department of Emergency Medicine and Prehospital Care, Grande International Hospital, CIWEC Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.; Mountain Medicine Society of Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal., Paal P; International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MedCom), Zurich, Switzerland.; International Society for Mountain Medicine, Basel, Switzerland.; Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, St. John of God Hospital, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.
Source: High altitude medicine & biology [High Alt Med Biol] 2026 Mar; Vol. 27 (1), pp. 60-77. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Feb 19.
Publication Type: Journal Article; Scoping Review; Review; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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