Review of Military Mountain Medicine Technology and Research Barriers

Abstract

The subject matter of this review is hypobaric hypoxia, an environmental stress resulting from ascent to progressively higher terrestrial elevation or altitude above 1,200 meters (m) (3,937 feet (ft)). NATO RTO HFM-146 reviewed the empirical evidence of the adverse impact of high terrestrial elevations on health and physical and mental performances and current capabilities to mitigate these aversive impacts. The report identifies needed mountain medicine capabilities and technology and research barriers (gaps) blocking achievement of these capabilities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA550454

Entities

Organizations

  • NATO Science and Technology Organization

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adaptation (Physiological)
  • Altitude Acclimatization
  • Body Weight
  • Cerebral Edema
  • Electronic Mail
  • Elevation
  • Health Services
  • High Altitude
  • Information Exchange
  • International Relations
  • Low Altitude
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Military Operations
  • Nato
  • Predictive Modeling
  • Sea Level

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