Disease of altitude: mountain sickness. Prevention
 
Altitude sickness (MAA) is prepared by means of a slow ascent, but the speed of elevation is different from a person from another one, the majority can ascend until 1.500 m.a.s.l (4.920 ft) in a day without presenting annoyances, but many are affected first 24 /48 hours when ascending to the 2.500 m.a.s.l (8.200 ft) are recommended in the cases of promoting about 460 meters per day (1.508 ft), are very important the first 24 to 36 hours to avoid all effort, is not due to carry out the rest in bed, is due to drink much water, to avoid abundant meals or salty, try to ingest rich meals in sugar like fruits and candies and not to drink alcohol.

Acetasolamida ‘'Paracetamol'' in South America and “Tylenol” in North America: one or another name in Western Europe, in 500 doses of Mg. when lying down lessens disappear; also can taking the s 3 days, 500Mg every 6 hours; the people cannot take this remedy who know that the sulfamidas ones are allergic, also can be administrated oxygenate to a flow under but with the uncomfortable that represents the oxygen administration for the patients.

As opposed to the EPA suspicion we recommended that the people who arrive on the 2.500 m .a.s.l (8.200 ft) have rest and oxygenate but if the picture gets worse in La Paz Bolivia (3.640m.a.s.l) (11.939 ft) was not necessary, generalizing the information the use blocking of calcium, diuretics, caffeine nonuse without or digital nonuse; they are indications that we left in charge of the medical personnel who this taking care of the people who suffer of edema pulmonary of height. By the experience of 2.500 cities of but of m.a.s.l the consultation if the patient and the fast administration of oxygenate altitude sickness recovers quickly of the 24 to 48 hours (registered cases of death by MAP in the last 40 years they are not measurable by its peculiarity and they were by non consultations on time).
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