Incidence and risk factors associated with acute mountain sickness in children trekking on Jade Mountain, Taiwan | Zendy

Cheng-Wei Chan | Zendy; YinChou Lin | Zendy; Yu-Hui Chiu | Zendy; Yi-Ming Weng | Zendy; Wen-Cheng Li | Zendy; Yu-Jr Lin | Zendy; Shih-Hao Wang | Zendy; Tai-Yi Hsu | Zendy; Kuo-Feng Huang | Zendy; Te-Fa Chiu | Zendy

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Incidence and risk factors associated with acute mountain sickness in children trekking on Jade Mountain, Taiwan

Author(s) -

Cheng-Wei Chan,

YinChou Lin,

Yu-Hui Chiu,

Yi-Ming Weng,

Wen-Cheng Li,

Yu-Jr Lin,

Shih-Hao Wang,

Tai-Yi Hsu,

Kuo-Feng Huang,

Te-Fa Chiu

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

journal of travel medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.985

H-Index - 59

eISSN - 1708-8305

pISSN - 1195-1982

DOI - 10.1093/jtm/tav008

Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , altitude sickness , pediatrics , effects of high altitude on humans , physics , optics , anatomy

Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is a pathophysiological symptom complex that occurs in high-altitude areas. The incidence of AMS on Jade Mountain, the highest peak in Taiwan (3952 m), has been reported to be ∼36%. There is a lack of data in children trekking at altitude in Taiwan. The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence, risk factors and symptoms of AMS in children trekking on Jade Mountain, Taiwan.

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