Advanced Wilderness Life Support (AWLS)
Advanced Wilderness Life Support (AWLS)
AWLS
Altitude Illness and Rescue on Aconcagua
14 minutes Posted Jun 20, 2026 at 10:00 pm.
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Join mountain medicine expert Dr. Sebastián Donato for a fascinating discussion on the realities of altitude illness on Aconcagua, the highest mountain in Western and Southern Hemispheres. Drawing from recent rescue operations and real patient cases, Dr. Donato explores the recognition, prevention, and treatment of acute mountain sickness (AMS), high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE), and high-altitude cerebral edema (HACE). Through dramatic stories of climbers who required emergency evac...