Author
Rudy Zimmer
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Prevention of altitude illness in adults: preparing people for travel to high altitude
### What you need to know Altitude illness is a collective term for syndromes that can occur in unacclimatised people who travel to destinations higher than 2500 metres above sea level.1,2,3 Altitude illness is potentially life threatening; however, it is preventable and manageab...