Pulmonary Edema: Prevention

To prevent pulmonary edema, attention must be paid to reducing individual risk factors.

Behavioral risk factors

• Drug use
  • Heroin (intravenous, i.e., through the vein).

Environmental stress – intoxications

• Intoxication – flue gas, chlorine, phosgene, ozone, nitrous gases (nitrogen oxides), etc.

Other risk factors

• High altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) – fluid accumulation (edema) in the lungs that can occur during mountaineering at high altitudes.