Preliminary Model of Acute Mountain Sickness Severity

Abstract

Altitude illness severely limits operational effectiveness of dismounted Warriors in mountainous terrains. Commanders, therefore, need accurate estimates and predictors of Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), the most common altitude illness, to effectively plan and manage missions to altitude.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA582156

Entities

People

  • Beth A. Beidleman
  • Charles S. Fulco
  • Christopher H. Schmid
  • Hocine Tighiouart
  • Stephen R. Muza

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
  • Cerebral Edema
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Sets
  • Databases
  • Elevation
  • Health Services
  • High Altitude
  • Information Operations
  • Information Science
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Operations
  • Mountains
  • Predictive Modeling
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