RT Book, Section
A1 Hackett, Peter H.
A1 Davis, Christopher B.
A2 Tintinalli, Judith E.
A2 Stapczynski, J. Stephan
A2 Ma, O. John
A2 Yealy, Donald M.
A2 Meckler, Garth D.
A2 Cline, David M.
SR Print(0)
ID 1121514038
T1 High-Altitude Disorders
T2 Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 8e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071794763
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1121514038
RD 2024/09/19
AB Millions  of  people  annually  visit  mountainous  areas  of  the  western  United  States  at  altitudes  of  >2440  m  (>8000  ft).  In  addition,  tens  of  thousands  travel  to  high-altitude  regions  in  other  parts  of  the  world.  Adventure  travel  to  mountainous  regions  is  booming.1  Physicians  working  or  traveling  in  or  near  these  locations  are  likely  to  encounter  high-altitude  illness  or  preexisting  conditions  that  are  exacerbated  by  altitude.  Although  the  focus  of  this  chapter  is  hypoxia-related  problems,  patients  in  the  mountain  environment  may  require  care  for  associated  illnesses  such  as  hypothermia  (see  chapter  209,  "Hypothermia"),  frostbite  (see  chapter  208,  "Cold  Injuries"),  trauma,  ultraviolet  keratitis,  dehydration,  and  lightning  injury  (see  chapter  218,  "Electrical  and  Lightning  Injuries").