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Suspension syndrome: a scoping review and recommendations from the International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MEDCOM)

There are very few studies done on Harness Hang Syndrome, Suspension Trauma, Suspension Syndrome. These are just some of the terms used to describe the unfortunate event when a climber is suspended in a harness for a long period of time causing him/her to pass out and even suffer a cardiac arrest. We recently came […]