SACC Educational Meeting: High Altitude Physiology and Medicine

Have you always dreamed of packing your duffel bags and going to the Himalaya? The logistics, training and expense that go into this type of adventure is mind-blowing but what happens when you get there and you are sick? What do you do about a crushing headache or shortness of breath? Did you know you can even get high altitude sickness driving from Tucson and trying to climb Mt Whitney the next day.

Come find out from our local high altitude climber and anesthesiologist Scott Clark, MD. exactly how high altitude effects our bodies and what we need to look for and evaluate when in those extreme environments.