Along the Colorado Trail: Assessing the average hikers' knowledge of altitude sickness

Am J Emerg Med. 2018 Jun;36(6):1108-1109. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2017.10.011. Epub 2017 Oct 6.

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Ave, PO Box 655, Rochester, NY 14642, United States. Electronic address: [email protected].
² School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, 601 Elmwood Ave, PO Box 655, Rochester, NY 14642, United States. Electronic address: [email protected].
³ School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, 601 Elmwood Ave, PO Box 655, Rochester, NY 14642, United States. Electronic address: [email protected].
⁴ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Ave, PO Box 655, Rochester, NY 14642, United States. Electronic address: [email protected].
⁵ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Ave, PO Box 655, Rochester, NY 14642, United States. Electronic address: [email protected].

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Keywords: Acclimatization; Acute mountain sickness; Altitude sickness; Education; Expeditions to high altitude.

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