Altitude sickness refers to the acute pathological reaction caused by the decrease of air pressure and oxygen concentration at high altitude.

Soaking feet with hot water can relax meridians and warm the whole body. Moreover, hot water can dilate blood vessels in the feet, eliminate fatigue and adjust the brain from an excited state to a quiet state.

The basic principle of altitude sickness treatment is early diagnosis, so as not to develop into severe altitude sickness. Mild patients have no special treatment, most of them can adapt completely within 12h ~ 36h, and their symptoms can be relieved or disappeared naturally. However, those with persistent or even aggravated symptoms need to be treated as appropriate, and the treatment principle is:

1, rest

Rest is an important treatment. Excessive activity will increase oxygen consumption, reduce oxygen saturation and aggravate symptoms.

2, oxygen inhalation

Oxygen inhalation is very important to treat altitude sickness, but the effect on acute altitude sickness is not as good as expected. Intermittent small amount of oxygen inhalation can delay the acclimatization process at high altitude. Therefore, in principle, patients with mild or moderate altitude sickness should not take oxygen, especially those with severe altitude sickness can take oxygen at night at a low flow rate, generally 1L ~ 2L per minute.

3. Sedation and analgesia

People who are nervous, irritable and tachycardia can use sedatives as appropriate. Diazepam (diazepam) and chlorpromazine can be taken orally. Headache is the most common symptom. In severe cases, acetaminophen and aspirin can be taken orally. Prochlorperazine and promethazine can be used for patients with nausea and vomiting.

Extended data:

Before going to Gaoyuan, you should know the following five things:

1, you should exercise your mental and physical qualities before entering the mountain.

2. When entering the mountain for the first time, if you need to enter the plateau above 4000m, you should generally stay at 2500m ~ 3000m for 2 ~ 3 days, and the rising speed should not exceed 600 m ~ 900 m every day, so as to identify the symptoms of altitude sickness as soon as possible.

3. After arriving at the plateau, avoid drinking alcohol and taking sedatives and hypnotics for the first two days to avoid heavy physical activity. Light activity can promote adaptation to the environment.

4. Avoid cold and freezing, pay attention to heat preservation, and use acetazolamide, dexamethasone, acanthopanax senticosus, compound codonopsis pilosula and sulpiride before going up the mountain may effectively prevent and alleviate the symptoms of acute altitude sickness.

5. Patients with organic diseases, severe neurasthenia or respiratory infection should not enter the plateau area.

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