Four-KM altitude effects on performance and health
- Author:
- Cudaback, David
- Title:
- Four-KM altitude effects on performance and health
- Periodical:
- Publications of the Astronomical Society of Pacific
- Year:
- 1984
- Volume:
- 96
- Pages:
- 463-477
- Subject:
- Acute mountain sickness (AMS)
- Summary:
- At 4000 meters most unacclimatized people will lose very roughly 20% of their sea level abilities, and some loss may persist after moderate acclimatization. At least half the people with no acclimatization will suffer some sickness starting a few hours after ascent and lasting a few days. Between 0.1% and 1% of the individuals going to 4000 meters altitude will suffer serious illness at some time, and that illness may become life threatening if the victim does not descend.
- Label:
- Altitude Mountain Sickness (AMS)
- URL:
- http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1984PASP...96..463C
- Date:
- 1984
- Collection:
- Periodicals