Medical Treatment

44. If in the opinion of a doctor/first aid specialist evacuation of a sick/injured porter from the mountain to a hospital in a district headquarters like Gilgit, Skardu or Chitral is necessary then the said party shall pay for his evacuation by a helicopter or other means. In case a L.O feels that the porter is very sick and is not being evacuated. If the leader disagrees with the advice of L.O he shall give him in writing the reasons for such disagreement. The said statement would also need to be countersigned by the expedition’s doctor/first-aid specialist.

45. A party is not responsible to pay for the evacuation and medical treatment of a sick/injured L.O as the same shall be borne by his detailing/recommending authority.

46. During sickness/injury in the mountains or hospitalized, a party shall pay half of the daily wages to a porter till the date it leaves the district headquarters for Rawalpindi/Islamabad.

47. Medical facilities including surgical operations etc. are generally provided free of cost in Pakistani hospitals. Should some sickness/injuries to porters entail some expenditure, a party shall pay for the same. In case of death of a porter/cook or other hired person, the expedition would be responsible for the transportation of the dead body from the place of casualty to the place of hiring.