小心高山症

爬3000m以上高山很常會有高山症...

我們這次也有一些症狀...人類其實很脆弱...

一不小心後果很慘...就算高手也不能等閒視之...

以下資料取自http://www.traveldoctor.co.uk/altitude.htm


Some basic guidelines for the prevention of AMS


# If possible, don't fly or drive to high altitude. Start below 3,000 metres (10,000 feet) and walk up.

# If you do fly or drive, do not overexert yourself or move higher for the first 24 hours.

# If you go above 3,000 metres (10,000 feet), only increase your altitude by 300 metres (1,000 feet) per day, and for every 900 metres (3,000 feet) of elevation gained, take a rest day to acclimatise.

# Climb high and sleep low! You can climb more than 300 metres (1,000 feet) in a day as long as you come back down and sleep at a lower altitude.

# If you begin to show symptoms of moderate altitude sickness, don't go higher until symptoms decrease.

# If symptoms increase, go down, down, down!

# Keep in mind that different people will acclimatise at different rates. Make sure everyone in your party is properly acclimatised before going any higher.

# Stay properly hydrated. Acclimatisation is often accompanied by fluid loss, so you need to drink lots of fluids to remain properly hydrated (at least four to six litres per day). Urine output should be copious and clear to pale yellow.

# Take it easy and don't overexert yourself when you first get up to altitude. But, light activity during the day is better than sleeping because respiration decreases during sleep, exacerbating the symptoms.

# Avoid tobacco, alcohol and other depressant drugs including, barbiturates, tranquillisers, sleeping pills and opiates such as dihydrocodeine. These further decrease the respiratory drive during sleep resulting in a worsening of symptoms.

# Eat a high calorie diet while at altitude.

# Remember: Acclimatisation is inhibited by overexertion, dehydration, and alcohol.