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*Effective measures for the primary prevention of altitude sickness include:<ref name="pmid23908794">{{cite journal |vauthors=Taylor AT |title=High-altitude illnesses: physiology, risk factors, prevention, and treatment |journal=Rambam Maimonides Med J |volume=2 |issue=1 |pages=e0022 |date=January 2011 |pmid=23908794 |pmc=3678789 |doi=10.5041/RMMJ.10022 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid21718562">{{cite journal |vauthors=Murdoch D |title=Altitude sickness |journal=BMJ Clin Evid |volume=2010 |issue= |pages= |date=March 2010 |pmid=21718562 |pmc=2907615 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | *Effective measures for the primary prevention of altitude sickness include:<ref name="pmid23908794">{{cite journal |vauthors=Taylor AT |title=High-altitude illnesses: physiology, risk factors, prevention, and treatment |journal=Rambam Maimonides Med J |volume=2 |issue=1 |pages=e0022 |date=January 2011 |pmid=23908794 |pmc=3678789 |doi=10.5041/RMMJ.10022 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid21718562">{{cite journal |vauthors=Murdoch D |title=Altitude sickness |journal=BMJ Clin Evid |volume=2010 |issue= |pages= |date=March 2010 |pmid=21718562 |pmc=2907615 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid23478562">{{cite journal |vauthors=DeLellis SM, Anderson SE, Lynch JH, Kratz K |title=Acute mountain sickness prophylaxis: a high-altitude perspective |journal=Curr Sports Med Rep |volume=12 |issue=2 |pages=110–4 |date=2013 |pmid=23478562 |doi=10.1249/JSR.0b013e3182874d0f |url=}}</ref> | ||
**Avoiding alcohol ingestion | **Avoiding alcohol ingestion | ||
**High carbohydrate in diet | **High carbohydrate in diet | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Altitude sickness is largely preventable. Potential factors that influence altitude sickness prevention include: avoiding alcohol ingestion and strenuous activity within 24 hours of traveling to a different altitude and actively preparing for altitude acclimatization.
Primary Prevention
- Effective measures for the primary prevention of altitude sickness include:[1][2][3]
- Avoiding alcohol ingestion
- High carbohydrate in diet
- Adequate hydration
- Vigorous exertion during the first few days at high altitude
- Oxygen Enrichment
- Druges
- Ibuprofen
- Acetazolamide
- Sumatriptan
- Sprinolactone
- Steroids
References
- ↑ Taylor AT (January 2011). "High-altitude illnesses: physiology, risk factors, prevention, and treatment". Rambam Maimonides Med J. 2 (1): e0022. doi:10.5041/RMMJ.10022. PMC 3678789. PMID 23908794.
- ↑ Murdoch D (March 2010). "Altitude sickness". BMJ Clin Evid. 2010. PMC 2907615. PMID 21718562.
- ↑ DeLellis SM, Anderson SE, Lynch JH, Kratz K (2013). "Acute mountain sickness prophylaxis: a high-altitude perspective". Curr Sports Med Rep. 12 (2): 110–4. doi:10.1249/JSR.0b013e3182874d0f. PMID 23478562.