A Study of High-Altitude-Associated conditions in soldiers less than 50 years of age admitted in the ICU of a tertiary care military hospital operating in a counter insurgency operation area

A Study of High-Altitude-Associated conditions in soldiers less than 50 years of age admitted in the ICU of a tertiary care military hospital operating in a counter insurgency operation area

Background: Altitude related diseases due to low barometric pressure and extreme cold climates are presumed to be the morbidities for soldiers carrying out military operations at altitudes varying from 2500 to 5500 meters above Mean Sea Level (MSL). Aim: The aim of the study was to ascertain high-al...

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Main Authors: Umesh Kumar Dash, Abhijit A Karmarkar, Manish Singh Dangi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Marine Medical Society
Subjects:
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Acute Mountain Sickness
barometric pressure
Deep Venous Thrombosis
stroke
young soldier
Online Access:http://www.marinemedicalsociety.in/article.asp?issn=0975-3605;year=2017;volume=19;issue=2;spage=138;epage=141;aulast=Dash

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