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Wilderness Environ Med
; 35(1): 78-81, 2024 03.
Artículo
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38379480
RESUMEN
Treatment of high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) can be challenging and is further complicated in the pediatric patient in the prehospital environment. The following case presents a decompensating pediatric patient with HAPE in the prehospital aeromedical environment. It illustrates the potential benefit of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) as a treatment modality in the treatment of HAPE.