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Helicopter Rescue at Very High Altitude: - publication by the ICAR MedCom and AirCom

17 Sep 2025

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Dear ICAR Air Rescue Commission colleagues and friends:

I am honored to report the publication of the efforts of an esteemed group of ICAR veteran high-altitude rescue mountaineers, pilots, rescue specialists, and authors.  The paper was published this past week in High Altitude Medicine and Biology.  

You can see and download the article at this website.

https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1177/15578682251375408

I expecially want to call out our primary author Dr. Kyle McLaughlin for his efforts over the past few years on this huge effort.  As one of the co-authors, I can say that this project would have never been possible without Dr. McLaughlin's extraordinary leadership.

The Air Rescue Commission will work to publish a synopsis of the article in AirMed&Rescue Magazine when possible.

Best Regards / Meilleures salutations  / Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Distinti Saluti / Saludos cordiales

Charley Shimanski

ICAR Air Rescue Commission President

Charley Shimanski + Air Rescue Commission President + 67 Pauls Road + 80439 Evergreen CO + USA
mobile +1-303-9099348 + www.alpine-rescue.org

 

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