Acute Mountain Sickness

ACUTE MOUNTAIN SICKNESS :

Altitude sickness (or altitude illness) is a disorder caused by being at high altitude. Altitude sickness occurs when you get to an area of high altitude.

At altitudes above 3700m more serious forms of altitude sickness such as high altitude pulmonary edema and high altitude cerebral edema can occur. These are medical emergencies. You must go to a lower altitude as soon as possible.

SIGNS OF ACUTE MOUNTAIN SICKNESS :

The most common sign is a headache. Other signs include:

Feeling tired and feeling dizzy

Feeling sick to your stomach and having trouble breathing

Not being able to sleep and changes in your mood

HOW DO YOU TREAT :

Stop climbing

The best way to prevent altitude sickness is to Go down

Drink lots of fluids

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