Many physicians are surprised to learn how many people live, work, and play at high altitude. Some 140 million persons reside at altitudes over 2500 m, mainly in North, Central, and South America; Asia; and eastern Africa (1). Increasingly, people are moving to work at high altitude. For example, there are telescopes at altitudes over 5000 m (2) and mines at over 4500 m (3), and the Golmud–Lhas...

Introduction: Frostbite is a common debilitating condition seen in travelers and residents at high altitudes. Emergent on-site management is warranted in the absence of institutionalized care and compromised evacuation facilities. This prospective, observational study assessed the outcome of on-site emergent management in low-resource, high altitude healthcare setups in the fie...