Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in the Treatment of Pediatric High Altitude Pulmonary Edema: A Case Study

doi:10.1177/10806032231222003

Ryan Hodnick, Michael L. Cohen, Joseph B. Loehner, Jennifer Mazzanti

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in the Treatment of Pediatric High Altitude Pulmonary Edema: A Case Study

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Emergency Medicine

Treatment of high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) can be challenging and is further complicated in the pediatric patient in the prehospital environment. The following case presents a decompensating pediatric patient with HAPE in the prehospital aeromedical environment. It illustrates the potential benefit of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) as a treatment modality in the treatment of HAPE.

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