Avoiding deaths on Everest

EDITOR-Sutherland attributes prolonged exposure to high altitude through protracted rates of ascent as a fundamental cause of deaths on Everest, 1 but the success of most expeditions emphasises that death at high altitude is avoidable.

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Published inBMJ Vol. 333; no. 7568; p. 603
Main Authors Cobley, Stephen P, McKenna, Jim, Allan, John
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England British Medical Association 16.09.2006
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
Subjects
Altitude Sickness - mortality
Humans
Leadership
Letters
Mountaineering
Nepal
Tibet
Tibet
Nepal
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Summary:EDITOR-Sutherland attributes prolonged exposure to high altitude through protracted rates of ascent as a fundamental cause of deaths on Everest, 1 but the success of most expeditions emphasises that death at high altitude is avoidable.
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Competing interests: None declared.
ISSN:0959-8138
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.333.7568.603-b