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Case Study:  My Son Died of Altitude Sickness

Case Study: My Son Died of Altitude Sickness

FromAdvanced Wilderness Life Support (AWLS)


Case Study: My Son Died of Altitude Sickness

FromAdvanced Wilderness Life Support (AWLS)

ratings:
Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Jan 3, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In August 2017, Doug Julian, a healthy 17 year old boy climbed with scouts to 10,500 feet (3,200 m).  He died of altitude illness.   In this podcast Doug's father tells his story. 
Released:
Jan 3, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

This is wilderness medicine education from the Univeristy of Utah School of Medicine. It is designed for use in the Advanced Wilderness Life Support (AWLS) program, but anyone who goes into the backcountry should study this material. For a free copy of the AWLS textbook or for more information log on to: www.AWLS.info