Altitude Sickness
Good appetite
May be mild swelling of hands, feet, face
Increasing of breathing on exercise
Increased urine output
Broken sleep
Mild symptoms:
Dizziness, light headache
Tiredness
Loss of sense of humour
Poor broken sleep
Loss of appetite
Nausea
Mild shortness of breath
No increase in urine output (should be minimum of half liter a day)
SEVERE CONDITIONS, HACE AND HAPE
HACE(Cerebral Edema) HAPE( Pulmonary Edema)
- Any of the mild symptoms
- Any of the mild symptoms
- Severe headache
- Shortness of breath even in rest
- Double vision
- Cough (dry cough)
- Can't think properly
- Wet sound in chest
- Loss of balance of the body
- Pains in chest
- Severe vomiting
- Mild fever
In case of HACE and HAPE following symptoms may occur on both.
Exhaustion, Confusion and Poor or No urine
Prevention:
Slow ascent (300m. a day above 3000m.)
Trek should be planed with enough acclimatization days
Drink non alcoholic fluid at least 3 ltr. per 24 hrs.
Avoid becoming out of breath
Keep an eye on each other of your group and try to learn symptoms
If symptoms occur rest there, if symptoms worsen descend and if symptoms are gone ascent.