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Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine

Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine

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Acclimatisation to high altitudes is a requirement for anyone who seeks to explore the highest elevations on earth. However, if an accident occurs in the mountains, it’s always an emergency. Our research is dedicated to emergency medicine in alpine environments as well as high altitude medicine and physiology.

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Christoph Siebenmann measuring intravascular volumes
Christoph Siebenmann measuring intravascular volumes© - Ivo Corrà

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18
Staff members
10 with a PhD degree
25
Ongoing projects
21 of them with international partners
44
Journal publications
72
Presentations at scientific conferences

Data refer to the last issue of the Activity Report. See all Facts & Figures.

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