You are with a group of hikers on the third day of an 11,000-foot mountain ascent. One of the hikers has not been feeling well for a couple of days. Today, members of the group notice that he is having difficulty getting dressed and speaking. From your training in outdoor emergency care, you recognize that these signs and symptoms are most often associated with:
a. acute mountain sickness.
b. peripheral neuropathy.
c. frostbite.
d. HACE.
Answer: d
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