“Into Thin Air”Jennifer Lundmark

The Story Into Thin Air Was About Several Climbers Ascending A Icy Cliff. Only Three Hours Into The 12 Hours Climb They Was Already Tired. A Registered Nurse And The Only Woman On The Expedition Team was Following Behind Her Friend He Was The Least Experienced Climber. The Past Few Days He Had Been Coughing Heavily And Had Been Slowing Up. Emily Norman Was Hesitant To Ask Mark To Pick Up The Pace,Knowing He Had A Competitve Spirit. Mark Pulled Up To Rest On A Protected Ledge, Emily Told The Others To Pass On By. She Realized Her Head was Pounding So She Knew She Could Use The Break. Emily Asked Mark Was He Okay He Replied By Saying He Cant Catch His Breath. Emily Tried To Explain That There Was No Rush He Could Take His Time. Tom Came From Up Trail To See What Was Wrong. Emily Explained That Mark was Having Trouble Catching His Breath. Tom Knew It Was Something Serious So He Asked How Much Trouble. When Emily And Tom Looked At Mark His Breathing Didnt Seem To Ease. Tom Suggested That They Get  him To a Lower Altitude. John Assisted Tom Guiding Mark Down The Trail. Although They Were Taking Him Down The  TrailMark’s Breathing Seemed To Increase. Mark Lost Consciousness By The Time They Reached Base. Emily Had To Run Ahead And Get Help. While The Airlift Was On Its Way, The Camp’s Medical Tent Had Some Supplies And Emily And Tom Tried To Stablize Mark. When The Paramedic’s Arrived Emily Decieded To Call His Family To Let Them Know The Sittuation. Around That Night Mark Was Better He Began To Think That No Amount Of Training Could Help with Pulmonary Edema. Mark Had Been Diagnosied With HAPE. The Doctors Told Him He was Excepted To Recover But Now He Has To Be More Careful With His Climbing .

                                               Clinical Anaylsis

The Types Of Physiological Problems Humans Encounter At High Altitudes Are Slight Headaches And Shortage Of Breath.Some Symptoms That Might Be Related To Altitude are Shortage Of Oxygen As They Climb.The Specific Pulmonary Response To High Altitude Is The Higher You Go, The Less The Oxygen Concentration. This Response Will Affect Overall Blood Gases