Ken Zafren

Stanford University — United States

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

High Altitude and Hypoxia(65), Thermal Regulation in Medicine(49), Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation(45), Travel-related health issues(34), Climate Change and Health Impacts(24)

Publications190 total

Defibrillation in patients with accidental hypothermia and core temperatures ≤30°C – A retrospective observational study
Resuscitation·2026Open Access
ELSO 2025 Narrative Guideline on the Use of ECMO for Accidental Hypothermia
ASAIO Journal·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Pharmacological Prophylaxis and Supplemental Oxygen for Unacclimatized Rescuers at Very High Altitude: Scoping Review and 2025 Joint Recommendations of the International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine and the International Society for Mountain Medicine
High Altitude Medicine & Biology·2025· 3 cited
Causes of death and types of injuries of avalanche fatalities based on forensic data: a scoping review
Resuscitation Plus·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Helicopter Rescue at Very High Altitude: Recommendations of the International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MedCom) 2025
High Altitude Medicine & Biology·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Hypothermic patients with unwitnessed cardiac arrest should be rewarmed and resuscitated according to international guidelines
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine·2025
<i>Letter:</i> Javier Botella de Maglia (1956–2024): In Memoriam
High Altitude Medicine & Biology·2025
Airway Management in Austere Settings: Intubation Is Not Always the Best Option
Wilderness and Environmental Medicine·2024· 2 cited
Noncompressible Chest Wall in Critically Buried Avalanche Victims with Cardiac Arrest: A Case Series
High Altitude Medicine & Biology·2024
Do acute mountain sickness and psychiatric disorders show overlapping symptoms?
Current Issues in Sport Science (CISS)·2024Open Access
Studies of hypothermic cardiac arrest outcomes without core temperature measurements are deeply flawed
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine·2024Open Access
Keep Cool but Don’t Freeze: The Influence of William J. Mills Jr. on the Treatment of Frostbite
Wilderness and Environmental Medicine·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
In Reply to Drs. Rousson, Hall, and Pasquier
Wilderness and Environmental Medicine·2024Open Access
Women at Altitude: Menstrual-Cycle Phase, Menopause, and Exogenous Progesterone Are Not Associated with Acute Mountain Sickness
High Altitude Medicine & Biology·2024· 10 cited
About Rewarming Young Children After Drowning-Associated Hypothermia and Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
In Response to Performance of a Chemical Heat Blanket by Greene et al
Wilderness and Environmental Medicine·2024Open Access
Lawinenunfälle
Elsevier eBooks·2024
Verletzungen durch Blitzschlag
Elsevier eBooks·2024
Einführung in die alpine Notfallmedizin
Elsevier eBooks·2024
Ausblick – Riesenschritte vorwärts
Elsevier eBooks·2024
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Frequent Co-authors

Hermann Brugger(19), Scott McIntosh(12), Peter Paal(12), Peter H. Hackett(11), Colin K. Grissom(10), Paul S. Auerbach(9), Giacomo Strapazzon(9), George W. Rodway(8), Andrew M. Luks(7), Robert B. Schoene(7), Matiram Pun(5), Mathieu Pasquier(5), Buddha Basnyat(5), Linda E. Keyes(4), Monika Brodmann Maeder(4), Erik R. Swenson(4), Brad L. Bennett(4), Eric A. Weiss(4), Arthur Islas(4), Peter Bärtsch(3)