title: [Risks in mountaineering and trekking].
abstract: Mass tourism in the mountains is on the increase. The climbers often do not know much about the possible risks which include death, invalidity and sickness. In this article, risks such as AMS (acute mountaine sickness), HACE (high altitude cerebral edema) and HAPE (high altitude pulmonale edema) are shown. These facts should be taken into account for risk assessment in the private insurance industry.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Becher
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Küpper
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents / Q000401:mortality; D000064:Acclimatization / Q000502:physiology; D000206:Actuarial Analysis; D000532:Altitude Sickness / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*; D002423:Cause of Death; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007341:Insurance / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009051:Mountaineering / Q000293:injuries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*; D018570:Risk Assessment
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen