title: Travel to high altitude with young children: an approach for clinicians.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Division of Emergency Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yaron
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Niermeyer
mesh_terms: 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