Oximetry Fails to Predict Acute Mountain Sickness or Summit Success During a Rapid Ascent to 5640 Meters Dale R. Wagner, PhD, Jonathan R. Knott, MS,

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Oximetry Fails to Predict Acute Mountain Sickness or Summit Success During a Rapid Ascent to 5640 Meters Dale R. Wagner, PhD, Jonathan R. Knott, MS, Jack P. Fry, BS Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Volume 23, Issue 2, Pages 114-121 (June 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2012.02.015 Copyright © 2012 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Relationship between arterial oxygen saturation (Spo2) before the summit attempt and the total Lake Louise Self-Assessment Scale (LLSS) score for acute mountain sickness (AMS) during the summit attempt (r = −0.007). Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2012 23, 114-121DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2012.02.015) Copyright © 2012 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Mean ±SEM arterial oxygen saturation (Spo2) and heart rate (HR) at 3 different times in participants who eventually developed acute mountain sickness (AMS) versus those who did not. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2012 23, 114-121DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2012.02.015) Copyright © 2012 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions