Travel to high altitude with young children: an approach for clinicians.
As more families travel to mountainous destinations, clinicians are frequently asked for advice regarding children at altitude. We briefly review the principles of altitude illness in children, offer a management plan for the clinician, and highlight the gaps in current evidence. Planning for ascent, altitude illness management, and diagnostic follow-up are discussed.
Yaron
Michael
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University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Division of Emergency Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
Niermeyer
Susan
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D000532:Altitude Sickness / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D009051:Mountaineering; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000458:organization & administration; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D014195:Travel; D014481:United States