There was an interview on NPR within the last 6 weeks or so with one of the climbers that was on Everest when a number of climbers were caught in the storm and died. Toward the end of th interview, Terry Gross got around to a few more mundane questions (as compared to climbing Mt Everest, that is) and if I recall correctly, one of hers was very similar to yours. If I'm still recalling correctly, the answer was to aclimate the child slowly. He recommended spending the night at two successive elevations, each roughly a third of the total increase in elevation that was going to be experienced. I'm on very thin ice here respect to memory, but it seems that he either discounted the benefits of aspirin or said it could be counter productive. All of the above should be confirmed; I'm not that confident in what I remember. Bill Braun >Question 1. The mom of a 9 mo. and 4 yr. old healthy children called to >say that they were leaving on vacation to Colorado and would be at an >elevation of 7000 ft. above sea level. Mom had been told that she should >give the children aspirin to prevent against altitude related illnesses. I >had never heard of this. The closest I could come up with is to prevent >the microhemorrhages in High Altitude Pulmonary Edema but don't know if >this would even apply. Do you? --------------------------- Medical Practice Systems Inc. (216) 382-7111 (Voice) and The Health Systems Group http://www.hlthsys.com Mergers - Planning - Management Services Marketing - Managed Care - Education & Training