Going Higher: Oxygen, Man, and Mountains
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1998 Banff Mountain Exposition Award Winner Cutting-edge information on how to prevent, diagnose, and treat altitude illness and hypoxia in everyday life Interweaves fascinating research discoveries with dramatic first-person accounts Authored by a celebrated mountaineer and physician who pioneered research in the field From the time of his historic expedition to Nanda Devi in the high Himalaya, Charles Houston, M.D., was fascinated by the effects...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0898866316
ISBN13:9780898866315
Release Date:May 2005
Publisher:Mountaineers Books
Length:320 Pages
Weight:1.30 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 7.3" x 8.9"
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Published by Dave Bernhauser , 5 years ago
A thorough guide as to the working of how your body absorbs O2 and gets rid of CO2. I didn't know that you are encouraged to breath because your body wants to get rid of the CO2, not the need for O2. A medical textbook on Hypoxia and high altitude breathing.
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