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Mt Everest Base Camp Medical Clinic “Everest ER”: Epidemiology of Medical Events During the First 10 Years of Operation  Mária Némethy, MD, Andrew B.

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1 Mt Everest Base Camp Medical Clinic “Everest ER”: Epidemiology of Medical Events During the First 10 Years of Operation  Mária Némethy, MD, Andrew B. Pressman, MD, Luanne Freer, MD, Scott E. McIntosh, MD, MPH  Wilderness & Environmental Medicine  Volume 26, Issue 1, Pages 4-10 (March 2015) DOI: /j.wem Copyright © 2015 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 Photographs of the (a) exterior and (b) interior of the Everest ER. Photographs by Magnus Johansson. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine  , 4-10DOI: ( /j.wem ) Copyright © 2015 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

3 Figure 2 Number of cases treated each climbing season compared with total climbers, 2003–2012. Annual climber data includes both expedition members and climbing support staff above base camp. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine  , 4-10DOI: ( /j.wem ) Copyright © 2015 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

4 Figure 3 Number of diagnosis categories requiring evacuation from the Everest ER, 2003–2012. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine  , 4-10DOI: ( /j.wem ) Copyright © 2015 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions


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