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Altitude

Mar 18, 202150 min
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From: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-46441129

From: https://www.ultimatekilimanjaro.com/blog/should-i-use-supplemental-oxygen-on-kilimanjaro/

A portable hyperbaric chamber (Gamow bag) From: https://litfl.com/hypothermia/ Classic stretcher technique Improvised rucksack stretcher technique

Want to know more?

This is one of the organisations Lucy mentions: British Exploring

And this is the Global Health MSc

The Wilderness Society Guidelines are available here.

This is the link to the Wilderness Medical Society.

Consensus statement from the UIAA on People with Pre-Existing Conditions Going to the Mountains, and their website for more useful resources.

Li Y, Zhang Y, Zhang Y. Research advances in pathogenesis and prophylactic measures of acute high altitude illness. Respiratory Medicine. 2018; 145: 145-152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2018.11.004

The Faculty of Prehospital Care have also published guidance on the Medical Provision for Wilderness Medicine. Thanks to Dave Hillebrandt for sharing this with us.

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