Altitude Illness and Rescue on Aconcagua
About this episode
Dr. Sebastián Donato discusses altitude illness and rescue operations on Aconcagua, focusing on recognition, prevention, and treatment of various high-altitude conditions.
Join mountain medicine expert Dr. Sebastián Donato for a fascinating discussion on the realities of altitude illness on Aconcagua, the highest mountain in Western and Southern Hemispheres. Drawing from recent rescue operations and real patient cases, Dr. Donato explores the recognition, prevention, and treatment of acute mountain sickness (AMS), high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE), and high-altitude cerebral edema (HACE). Through dramatic stories of climbers who required emergency evac...
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