High Altitude Illness among Rapidly Ascending Pilgrims to Kailash Mansarovar.

Baniya, Santosh; Anjuk Lama, Tai

doi:10.33314/jnhrc.v20i3.4040

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High Altitude Illness among Rapidly Ascending Pilgrims to Kailash Mansarovar.

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Santosh Baniya

Tai Anjuk Lama

Abstract

BACKGROUND: High altitude pilgrims typically ascend rapidly, are not well prepared for the austere environment and tend to have multiple co-morbidities. Here, we list the trend of altitude and other illnesses who visited Humla district hospital (2,950 meters) following very rapid ascent to Kailash M...

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High altitude illnesses; high altitude pilgrimage; kailash mansarovar; rapid ascent.

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