MOUNTAIN SICKNESS Prevention, Recognition and Treatment

This popular, indispensable book offers guidelines for warning symptoms of
high altitude sickness. Useful for trekkers, skiers, and climbers, this guide
defines acute mountain sickness and divides it into three categories: mild,
moderate, and severe. In layman’s terms, Dr. Hackett provides information on
evaluation and treatment of peripheral edema, cerebral edema, high altitude
pulmonary edema, and high altitude retinal hemorrhage. This handy, pocket-
sized guide is one that anyone traveling to high altitudes should have in
their pack.