Work at high altitude: a clinical and physiological study at the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope, Mauna Kea, Hawaii

Author:

Forster, Peter J.G.

Title:

Work at high altitude: a clinical and physiological study at the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope, Mauna Kea, Hawaii

Periodical:

Occasional reports of the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, no. 11

Year:

1983

Subject:

Acute mountain sickness (AMS) Altitude influence of Astronomical observatories Mauna Kea United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (UKIRT)

Summary:

Two groups of workers from UKIRT were investigated on altitude influence while working on Mauna Kea: shiftworkers and commuters. Questionnaires and clinical examinations were used to monitor the subjects' conditions. The detailed results were listed and graphed. The author summarized the conclusions and gave a list of recommendations on working on the summit of Mauna Kea.

Collection:

Monographs