Man at High Altitude

Synopsis: Shows how a man acclimatizes and how many animal species adapt to high altitude. Looks at the body build of the Quechua Indians and at their biologically successful life in the Andes, contrasted with the troublesome ascent of sea-level man to the mountains. The risky nature and treatment of high altitude pulmonary oedema are shown. Includes a rare sequence of the features of Monge’s disease or chronic mountain sickness.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Film; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 30 min.
Technical information: Black-and-white / Sound
Year of production: 1977
Availability: out of distribution
Documentation: Related book ‘Man at High Altitude’ by D A Heath and David Williams (Churchill Livingstone, 1977).
Uses: Medical and biology students.
Subjects: Medical sciences
Keywords: altitude; Indians of North & South America; physiology - human; Quechua; respiratory system