• Wilderness Environ Med · Jan 2004

    Case Reports

    Use of the Gamow Bag by EMT-basic park rangers for treatment of high-altitude pulmonary edema and high-altitude cerebral edema.

    • Kimberly Freeman, Marc Shalit, and Geoffrey Stroh.
    • University of California, San Francisco, Fresno, USA. kfreeman@ucsfresno.edu
    • Wilderness Environ Med. 2004 Jan 1;15(3):198-201.

    AbstractAs part of an emergency medical system protocol, national park service rangers certified at the level of an emergency medical technician-basic (EMT-B) are taught to recognize and treat high-altitude pulmonary edema and high-altitude cerebral edema. In Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, this is done with the assistance of physician on-line medical control as a backup. High-altitude pulmonary edema and high-altitude cerebral edema are both potentially fatal altitude illnesses that can be particularly problematic in the backcountry, where evacuation may be delayed. We report a case of high-altitude pulmonary edema and high-altitude cerebral edema occurring at moderate altitude that was successfully treated by park rangers with the Gamow Bag.

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