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Trip Name : How to avoid Altitude sickness during trekking?
Trip Overview :
- Above 2,500 meters limit your daily ascent to 500 meters between night stops.
- Have a rest day every 3 days or 1,000 meters ascent, whichever comes first.
- Drink 4 liters of fluid every day.
- Preventive use of acetazolamide (Diamox) must be considered in addition to the aforementioned points. [Refer with your medicine provider for intake guide]
- In the case of allergic reaction to acetazolamide, dexamethasone can be used.
- If prior history of High Altitude Pulmonary Edema is present, nifedipine must be used preventively.
- Make sure you are warmly clothed at all times. Carry a fleece in your day pack and make use of your Windstopper.
- Avoid alcohol at all costs.
- Do not take sleeping pills.
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