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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]
- 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.