Mountain and High-Altitude Medicine

The standard reference work on Mountain and High-Altitude Medicine

Renowned mountain and high-altitude medicine experts from the German-speaking area and beyond provide a comprehensive overview of mountain sports, emergency medicine in the mountains and high-altitude medicine with this specialised book. The book covers all content for the 'International Diploma in Mountain Medicine' (DIMM) of the World Federation of Alpine Associations (UIAA), the International Commission for Alpine Rescue (ICAR), and the International Society for Mountain Medicine (ISMM), and is recommended by the Austrian Society for Alpine and High-Altitude Medicine (ÖGAHM) as well as the German Society for Mountain and Expedition Medicine (BExMed).

The book is a translation of the German third edition “Alpin- und Höhenmedizin”, which hast been extensively updated: new chapters have been added on pulse oximetry at high-altitude, neurological and psychiatric emergencies in the mountains, multiple trauma in the mountains, suspension syndrome, an new search and rescue technology in the mountains. Numerous other chapters have been updated and thoroughly revised.

The book is aimed at mountain physicians, sports medicine specialists, travel medicine physicians, medical personnel and physicians involved in emergency medicine and mountain rescue, and all physicians and professional groups interested in mountain and high-altitude medicine.