Nova Scotia Health Authority. The International Travel Clinic.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2015.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1589
- Available Online
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This pamphlet provides information on altitude sickness. The pamphlet describes altitude sickness, and how it can be avoided. The three levels of high altitudes are listed. The pamphlet explains the three types of altitude sickness: acute mountain sickness (AMS), high altitude cerebral edema (HACE), and high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE). The pamphlet oulines symptoms, treatments, and warnings about the three types of altitude sickness.