Treatment of HACE

•  Immediate descent / evacuation
•  Oxygen 2-4 /min
•  Dexamethasone 8mg po/im then 4-6 hourly
•  Hyperbaric therapy
•  Life saving if descent not possible immediately
•  Inflation of 2 lb eq. to drop in altitude of 1600 m
•  Gingko Biloba
•  New drug with promising results
•  Research going on

AMS to HACE                Differential Diagnosis                 Treatment of HACE