第零條~It is OK to get altitude illness. It is not OK to die from it.
(有人)得了高山病尚不必驚慌,但(讓隊員)死於高山病就是不智了。)
第一條~Any illness at altitude is altitude illness until proven otherwise.
(在高海拔的任何病症,都應先假定是高山病,直到證明是別的疾病為止。)
第二條~Never ascend with symptoms of AMS.
(絕對不要帶著AMS的症狀上升高度。)
第三條~If you are getting worse, go down at once.
(如果症狀持續惡化『立刻』下往低海拔。)
第四條~Never leave someone with AMS alone.
(絕對不要將患有AMS的人單獨留下。)