Nursing of acute mountain sickness.doc

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 6 Nursing of acute mountain sickness [Abstract] Objective of acute mountain sickness effective nursing measures and nursing experience. Methods 90 cases were observed in acute high altitude illness and care. Results The 90 patients, 88 cases of increased blood oxygen saturation, oxygenation index increased, transfer for routine prophylaxis to increase emergency response capacity; 2 patients treated with low turn. Conclusion early attention to prevent fatigue at high altitude, cold and warm, to prevent respiratory tract infection is very important; to overcome the psychological terror for the altitude sickness. diet, regular sleep and normative strength and energy to maintain an important factor in the application of preventive drugs may increase emergency response capacity and shorten the time for patients to adapt to altitude sickness. [Keywords:] short-term altitude sickness; Care Acute mountain sickness is to occur within 2 weeks of arrival altitude hypoxia in the altitude of a particular disease, is due to the body not suited to high altitude hypoxia causes low body on a series of pathophysiological changes caused by the general term for a variety of clinical manifestations, If not corrected in time can make the disease worse, the development of acute high altitude pulmonary edema, cerebral edema and other serious complications. the Court is located in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, more than 2800 meters above sea level, the average atmospheric pressure 71.79kPa, partial pressure of oxygen 15.04kPa [1]. now our hospital in June 2007 -2009 on March 90 through the emergency department treatment of acute mountain sickness treatment and care are summarized below. 1 Clinical data A total of 90 patients in this group, male 47, female 43 cases; the minimum age of 31 days, maximum 78 years, mean age 39 years; disease entering the altitude of 60 cases, 30 patients to return to the plateau; elevation of 2800 ~ 3000m 24 , 3000m above 66