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Is there a cure for altitude illness?
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Come down: The immediate treatment and cure for altitude illness is generally returning to a lower altitude, hydration and oxygen. Should this progress to more serious things like acute mountain sickness, then hyperbaric field-treatment and immediate evacuation to the hospital for treatment with diuretics and steroids to prevent brain swelling is needed.
Answered 12/9/2013
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