title: Do British commercial mountaineering expeditions carry drugs to treat high altitude illnesses?
abstract: High altitude commercial expeditions are increasingly popular. As high altitude illnesses are common on ascent to altitude, this study aimed to ascertain whether medications for these conditions were carried by commercial operators who run high altitude expeditions. Despite recommendations, it appears that drugs to treat high altitude illnesses are not routinely carried by commercial operators.
authors: University College London Medical School, Gower St., London, UK. holly.pattenden.10@ucl.ac.uk
authors: Holly A
authors: HA
authors: Pattenden
authors: Neeraj M
authors: NM
authors: Shah
authors: David
authors: D
authors: Hillebrandt
authors: Mike
authors: M
authors: Rodger
authors: Jeremy S
authors: JS
authors: Windsor
mesh_terms: D000531:Altitude; D000532:Altitude Sickness / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000295:instrumentation; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000592:standards*; D005101:Expeditions; D006801:Humans; D009051:Mountaineering; D006113:United Kingdom