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What is the state of pallor and fever on the plateau?

This is altitude sickness.

Altitude sickness, namely acute altitude sickness (AHAD), is a natural physiological reaction produced by human body to adapt to the changes of air pressure difference, low oxygen content and dry air caused by altitude. When the altitude reaches about 2700 meters, altitude sickness will occur.

Some people who enter the plateau for the first time will have symptoms such as headache, dizziness, dizziness, tinnitus, general fatigue, difficulty walking and difficulty falling asleep within 24 hours at an altitude of 3000 meters. In severe cases, symptoms such as abdominal distension, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, palpitation, shortness of breath, chest tightness, purple complexion, swelling of lips or face appear. When these symptoms appear, you should stay at the original height and rest for 3~5 days, or immediately lower the height by hundreds of meters, which can generally return to normal.

It is reported that the incidence below 3500m accounts for 37% ~ 5 1%, and the incidence between 3600m and 5000m reaches 50%. This shows that the higher the altitude, the higher the incidence of altitude sickness.

Severe altitude sickness is very harmful to human body. Therefore, after entering the plateau, altitude sickness should be considered if the following symptoms appear:

1. Severe headache, palpitation, shortness of breath, chest tightness, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, cyanosis of lips and nails.

2. Consciousness trance, cognitive ability plummeted. Mainly in the calculation difficulty. Do a simple addition problem before entering the platform period and record the time spent. When symptoms appear, repeat the same calculation problem. If it takes longer than before, it means that altitude sickness has occurred.

3. hallucinating, feeling warm, and often walking behind others aimlessly.

Slow down on the plateau, especially when you first arrive; Don't overeat, drink more water.

Don't arrange the itinerary too tightly, leave some time for your body to adapt; If you want to go outdoors or climb a mountain, the rising height should not exceed 1000 meters every day.

Prepare some commonly used drugs, cheap:

* Anti-altitude sickness drug: Jing Tian Honghua Capsule, efficacy: improving hypoxia tolerance and relieving fatigue. It can prevent, alleviate and prevent altitude sickness. How to take it: take it 3-5 days before departure to prevent altitude sickness; You need to take it for 2 days after you go home to prevent drunkenness.

Matters needing attention

* Analgesics: pethidine and fenbid.

* Gastrointestinal drugs: Xieliding, Norfloxacin, Huoxiang Zhengqi Capsule and Stomach Qi.

* Anti-inflammatory drugs: sulfanilamide, spiramycin, Abe capsule and ofloxacin.

* Nose and throat: external ointment for nasal cavity, grass coral buccal tablets, and golden scorpion treasure.

* Vitamins: 2 1 jinvita, bone dense calcium, garlic oil capsules, lycopene.

* Trauma medicine: safflower oil, Yunnan Baiyao, band-aid, iodine, gauze, adhesive tape, alcohol cotton ball.

* Eye care: eye drops and ointment.

* Cold medicine: Baijiahei, Ganmao Capsule, Yinqiao Tablet.

* First aid: oxygen bag, absorbent cotton, gauze, bandage and white adhesive tape. Mosquito repellent toilet water

* Sleeping pills or tranquilizing and brain tonic.

* acute diarrhea and gastroenteritis: Rebeck (oral gentamicin)

* Cardiovascular diseases: Danshen Dripping Pills

* Acute respiratory infection: cephalosporins.

* Prevention of excessive internal heat: Niuhuang Jiedu Tablet

* carsickness: glucose+chlorpheniramine+vitamin b6 (preferably for injection). On the whole, these three drugs have excellent therapeutic effects on motion sickness in plateau areas, and they are all available in plateau areas.

Never enter Tibet with a cold, and try not to take a bath within two days after entering Tibet, so as not to catch cold and consume physical strength.

The weather in Tibetan areas is changeable, and you can experience four seasons in one day. Bring enough warm clothes and wear them layer by layer to adapt to the rapidly changing temperature and prevent colds and their complications.

Relieving drugs

altitude stress