Open AccessPrevention of acute mountain sickness by low positive end-expiratory pressure in field conditions
Author(s) -
JeanClaude Launay,
Olivier Nespoulos,
Angélique Guinet-Lebreton,
Yves Besnard,
Gustave Savourey
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.801
Subject(s) - positive end expiratory pressure , field (mathematics) , medicine , environmental science , geography , lung , mathematics , pure mathematics
This study evaluates the ability of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP), a nonpharmacological method, to prevent the occurrence of acute mountain sickness during two ascents of Mount Blanc.
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