Altitude sickness

delivered the supplies to the Australian soldiers. The goods were also transported to airfield so supplies could be air dropped into clearings. Many supplies missed their target and fell into the surrounding jungle or were dropped from too high an altitude and smashed when they reached the ground. Shortages of aircrafts was a major issue during the course of the…

epidemic in West Africa thousands of miles away. Our head guide told us he was worried about Tanzania’s economy because of Americans fear of Ebola. “Africa’s a big place, not one country.” We also started taking Diamox (a drug that helps with altitude acclimatization). It had the unpleasant side effects of making our fingers tingle and increasing the amount of times we had to go to the bathroom which would become more unpleasant in freezing nights ahead. The following day, an army of twenty…

worsens. This can lead to an enlarged heart or heart failure. In addition, playing golf in a high altitude or elevation where the air pressure is reduced and oxygen levels are low do not help her condition because she already has reduced oxygen-carrying capacity due to decreased number of red blood cells (RBCs) (Gulanick & Myers, 2014). Therefore she began to experience symptoms of mild acute mountain sickness which includes light-headedness, increased heart rate and shortness of breath…

We traverse through the rigid landscape, the small 2 lane road has more curves than straights. We sneak around the mountains and sometimes through them. Below a river is Surging, from the melted snow. It was the last day of my vacation to Colorado. as we ascend into the sky my ears were popping like a fresh batch of popcorn, we were almost there. Monstrous skiing hills Lie in the distance. We pull into a parking lot shadowed by the ski lodge. I jump out of the car expecting a surge of cold to…

this cannot be done in every case, it is still important for doctors, nurses, etc. to give the patients the same kind of care. The story of Ivan Ilych in The Death of Ivan Ilych by Tolstoy examines the importance of a healing environment in times of sickness, pain, and death as well as the components of a healing environment (2015). There are three concepts to a healing environment and many ways in which phenomena of illness and disease can be experienced. The Healing Environment The Seen…

region, such as controlled, normal or guided, types of trek, grades, and cost of package with guide, porter, transport, food, national park permit and TIMS card. Season and estimated weather with temperature, transport facility, proper equipment, altitude sickness, medicine, accommodation, and safety rules are essential before the trekking holiday. An outdoor activity in the wilderness or remote region should be safe by participants. Nepal trekking information is an advice to the mountain…

The B-29 Superfortress introduced by the US in 1944, helped pilots to combat hypoxia and altitude sickness. 1 Further advancements were made in rocketry. Hitler’s ‘Vengence Weapon’, the V-1 was the world’s first guided missile and if launched from Holland, could strike London in 3 minutes. Liquid-fuels were developed to launch rockets and the first…

Oxygen is one of the most common used drug in emergency medicine and when it is used judiciously in the treatment of hypoxemia it undoubtedly saves life. However, oxygen is often used inappropriately and the dangers of over-oxygenation are unappreciated. Routine oxygen administration is a medical intervention that can be for a variety of purposes in both chronic and acute patients. A normal air rate is composed of 20.95% oxygen by volume and it is essential for cell metabolism in return tissue…

experience at Magic Mountain, my siblings and I had the bug. The thrilling, heart-beating, white-knuckled bug of high-speed, high-altitude roller coasters. We spent our entire summer of 2016 recalling our test of bravery and discussing future trips to theme parks to do it again. The original plan was to go the Tuesday before school started, but our Mom’s ill-timed sickness made a trip to Knott’s impossible. Our activity was instead postponed, giving us two weeks of Knott’s-less, school-filled…

The human body is made up of trillions upon trillions of cells. Each cell has a nucleus, inside that nucleus are chromosomes. Each chromosome is made up of miniscule deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) strands. Segments of that DNA code for hair color, eye color, height, body type, etc. In some cases, genes will mutate, thereby modifying the DNA code and resulting in a genetic disorder. A mutated gene can either be inherited or acquired in one’s lifetime. Genetic disorders are obtained one of two…