The highest hospital in the world

At the top of the Khumbu valley in Nepal is 5,400 m high compared to the sea level, which is a very modest place of the Mount Everest Base Camp (photo). The tallest clinic on the planet was founded in 2003 by US doctor Luanne Freer with the aim of providing medical assistance to spring Everest expeditions. This facility only has two combatants, one is Dr. Luanne and the other is emergency doctor Eric Johnson, also from the United States.

(Photo: baocantho) In the journey of conquering 8.844 m high Mount Everest between Nepal and Tibet (China), hundreds of climbers have reached an altitude of 8,000 m - also known as the Death Zone - where concentration Very low levels of oxygen in the air make your body sick and can lead to death. The most common is ' Ho Khumbu ' disease because cold air causes irritation of the respiratory tract. This is the reason many people have to give up the effort to set foot on the ' roof of the world '. Since the beginning of the year, there have been 11 deaths among hundreds of people climbing to Mount Everest. In particular, the majority of deaths are due to altitude-related illnesses while the rest are ' gone ' due to injuries and exhaustion.

Avalanche is also the cause of death for some climbers. Recently, an Italian climber was rescued by helicopters and 50 climbers after he was hit by an iceberg. The victim is then taken to the infirmary for treatment.

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