Because of my escape from the death of altitude sickness, I am very concerned about altitude sickness, and every time I climb a mountain, I am most afraid of high mountains. Many medical experts have also been consulted on the prevention and treatment of mountaineering ice. The cause, prevention and treatment of altitude sickness can also be called a half-expert. Now talk about your own experience, let everyone learn from it.
1. Most of the causes of mountain sickness are caused by too fast ascent, excessive fatigue, high-altitude drinking, and upper respiratory tract infection. When I crossed the Tianshan Mountains in 1997, these points were all stained, and the alpine lung water clock almost killed me. In the high mountains, the disease developed very fast. At night, I found that there was a blistering sound in my breathing. The next afternoon, I was in a coma and my pupils were dilated. In addition, the recurrence rate of altitude sickness is high.
2. The most terrifying thing about altitude sickness is that I don’t know enough about it. When I was hiking on Bogda Peak in 1997, I was in good health and didn’t know what mountain sickness was. If I went down as soon as I got sick, I would be fine. Another point to be clear is that it doesn??t matter if the body??s own quality is caused by altitude sickness, and some people think that people with healthy bodies are more prone to altitude sickness.
3. Our main preparations for the treatment of altitude sickness during mountain climbing: furosemide, mannitol (for the treatment of cerebral edema). When I was climbing the southern slope of Bogda Peak in February 1999, my altitude sickness recurred. At that time, I was in a camp of more than 3,900 meters. It was 12 o’clock in the night and the weather was very cold. I immediately decided to descend 500 meters. I descended along the glacier under the circumstances, and immediately after arriving at the base camp, I pushed two doses of furosemide and 500 milliliters of mannitol to the vein (within 5 minutes). To more than 2000 meters to recover naturally. Acetaminophen and DAMOX are effective in preventing mountain sickness, but the therapeutic effect is not obvious after the onset of the disease. I also took cedilan (which is a heart drug) when I was hospitalized.
4. Retreat is the most important method of treatment for altitude sickness, and medication can only be controlled in high mountains. When I was climbing the mountain in Muztagh, I should have fallen ill, and I immediately took two intravenous injections of furosemide and a bottle of Shipzinc (antibiotics to prevent complications, such as pneumonia, etc.), and immediately descended 500 meters the next day. , his condition improved, and he would return to the base camp in two days. After adapting, he reached the top.
5. Everyone’s adaptation time to high mountains is different, which is long or short. You must have a clear understanding and master the progress of mountaineering. Don??t be afraid if you have altitude sickness. You can also climb mountains after your condition improves. Is there any immune effect from altitude sickness in the short term? I asked a few internal medicine experts and the answer was no, but I climbed to the top after my condition improved in Muztagh. There was no mountain symptoms such as headaches during the process, but the physical strength was exhausted.
