Altitude Emergencies in the Prehospital Environment
BACKGROUND
DEFINITIONS
PRE-MISSION PLANNING AND RISK MITIGATION
EFFECTS OF ALTITUDE ON PRE-EXISTING MEDICAL CONDITIONS
PRE-ACCLIMATIZATION
ACUTE MOUNTAIN SICKNESS (AMS)
HIGH ALTITUDE CEREBRAL EDEMA (HACE)
HIGH ALTITUDE PULMONARY EDEMA (HAPE)
PORTABLE HYPERBARIC CHAMBER (PHC) USE
RAPID ASCENT PROTOCOL FOR UNACCLIMATIZED
PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT (PI) MONITORING
REFERENCES
APPENDIX A: ALTITUDE EMERGENCIES INITIAL MANAGEMENT ALGORITHM
APPENDIX B: 2018 LAKE LOUISE ACUTE MOUNTAIN SICKNESS SCORE
APPENDIX C: ALTITUDE EMERGENCIES DOCUMENTATION
APPENDIX D: CLASS VIII MEDICAL MATERIEL
APPENDIX E: TELEMEDICINE/TELECONSULTATION
APPENDIX F: INFORMATION REGARDING OFF-LABEL USES IN CPGS
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