Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine
  • Year: 2005
  • Volume: 27
  • Issue: 3

Deaths due to rapid high altitude climbing (ascend)

  • Author:
  • S. Dhillon1, V.K. Mishra1, Urmil Gupta2
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 190 to 191

1Deptt. of Forensic Medicine, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla.

2Deptt. of Physiology, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla.

Abstract

High altitude pulmonary edema develops in people who make a rapid ascend to a high altitude and the body is not able to acclimatize itself. We came across two such cases in the department of Forensic Medicine at I.G.M.C, Shimla.

Keywords

HAPE