How to Treat Acute Mountain Sickness

The best way to treat diseases is early diagnosis, and Acute Mountain Sickness is the same. Of couse, prevention of Acute Mountain Sickness is better than sorry.

But what if we, or out partners suffer this sickness, how can we help them. And how do we know is it right?

That is what we would like to share with readers.

How to Treat Acute Mountain Sickness

The signs and symptoms of Acute Mountain Sickness should not be ignored, because the potential complications could be fatal. Death from the Acute Mountain Sickness used to be much more common in the past, but it could be a mistake forever. It happens because some people do not spot the signs or symptoms or decide to ignore them, all of which are not right.

Some simple and common ways we dispose this case.

1. Transfer the patients to lower altitude places. Provide the Gamow bag to who suffers the serious Acute Altitude Sickness. It equivalently helps patients descend about 1500m if they have the Gamow bag.

2. Provide the oxygen and proper environment.

3. Totally have a rest-cure.

4. Take some medicines.

Other Medical treatments help patients.

A kind of diuretic called Acetazolamide could help people acclimatize the high altitude and also helpful to the slight Acute Mountain Sickness.

Rhodiola rosea, one of Tibetan medicines, is also regarded as the one could alleviate the Acute Mountain Sickness.

Besides the medians, the water is also helpful to patients.

The Best Time to Save People

~20,000 feet / 6,100m = 5-12 minutes

~25,000 feet / 7,620m = 3-5 minutes

~29,000 feet / 8,840m = 1-2 minutes