High altitude sickness how to#

High altitude sickness how to#

High altitude illnesses can be prevented with the appropriate preparation and with a greater understanding of how to react once on the mountain. “Following the success of the video produced about accessing safe water in the mountains, we wanted to focus on another topic which will impact all climbers and mountaineers, whether novice or experienced.

The video tackles the measures essential to preventing high-altitude illnesses when air pressure decreases with elevation and less oxygen becomes available, what the symptoms are, and what to do to best treat such a condition.

It is further supported by MedCom’s paper on AMS, HAPE and HACE, available in nine languages. This video follows the 2021 release of a video dedicated to drinking safe water in the mountains. Produced with the aim of providing all mountain users with information on the ways to prevent high altitude illnesses, the UIAA Medical Commission (MedCom) has produced a short film on the subject. Primary prevention is considered the gold standard to avoid altitude illness. Acute mountain sickness (AMS), high altitude pulmonary oedema (HAPE) and high altitude cerebral oedema (HACE) are the most important and most common altitude related diseases.