This poster was presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference in San Diego in May of 2018. As yet unrecognized and unpublished, Trauma HAPE joins other presentations that have been suggested by altitude providers but have not been studied yet including Highlander HAPE, Post Anesthesia HAPE and Reverse HAPE, where life threatening hypoxia develops after return from altitude. The blog highaltitudehealth.com functions to raise awareness among other healthcare providers practicing at any altitude about the potential health complications associated with rapid changes in elevation.
