%0 Journal Article %T Acute Mountain Sickness %A Tim Gomersall %J Scottish Universities Medical Journal %D 2012 %I University of Dundee %X Tens of thousands of people are attracted to high altitude environments around the world every year either to experience a unique landscape or to revel in the satisfaction of a successful summit attempt. Doctors working in or around these locations will encounter altitude illness in a variety of forms. Indeed as mountaineering, skiing and rock climbing continue to be popular activities the prevalence of AMS remains at a high level. %K Acute Mountain Sickness %K Medical student education %U http://sumj.dundee.ac.uk/data/uploads/volume1/SUMJVol1-p98-103.pdf