Mar
10th
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Files under Health Tourism, Travel Advice, Travel Learning
This article is the third of our advice on the precautions to be taken into
account before starting and how to avoid falling ill while traveling. Now let's
talk about a number of environmental risks to which we can face during our trip.
Some ideas to prevent or treat them.
When we travel in regions over 3,000 meters high are we exposed to altitude
syndrome, known in South America as "altitude sickness". The lowest proportion
of oxygen in the atmosphere causes headaches, nausea, shortness of breath,
physical weakness. Each person reacts differently to the effects of height, so
there is no general solution. What you can do is make a series of preventive
measures: do not smoke, drink alcohol and eat light. It is
also going slow to
adapt to the altitude, being able to make several stops, taking an aspirin or
herbal tea (in the Andean region are achieved chewing coca leaves or special
teas). In most cases the symptoms disappear when the body gets used, if they
persist will be necessary to undertake the descent because the consequences can
be very serious, but fatal.
Traveling in hot or hotter during the season we are exposed to the sun. To avoid
this condition is necessary to use a cap with a visor, sunglasses and sunscreen.
It is essential to drink plenty of fluids to avoid dehydration. You can use
creams containing aloe vera to treat burns.
In very cold areas hypothermia is a serious danger. Precautions must be taken with care: first it is best to travel in pairs and not, especially if we are on the mountain. There are adequate clothing that can prevent the terrible combination of cold, wet clothes and wind. You should always have food containing sugars and try to keep moving. Symptoms include tiredness, sleeping members, violence and muscle pain. Image magnusvyt
We can also become victims of heat stroke, namely the regulator of the temperature of our body decompensation. Feel dizziness, fever, no sweating. It is possible that the person to finish delirious and confused. Medical attention is required in severe cases.
Finally there are many people who feel sick while traveling in boat, car or plane. It is best to eat light before you go and in severe cases take a antivomitivo. The location of our chair is too important (at the end of the bus feel the movement, for example). It is also advisable not to read, drink fluids and avoid smoking.
Traveling in hot or hotter during the season we are exposed to the sun. To avoid
this condition is necessary to use a cap with a visor, sunglasses and sunscreen.
It is essential to drink plenty of fluids to avoid dehydration. You can use
creams containing aloe vera to treat burns. In very cold areas hypothermia is a serious danger. Precautions must be taken with care: first it is best to travel in pairs and not, especially if we are on the mountain. There are adequate clothing that can prevent the terrible combination of cold, wet clothes and wind. You should always have food containing sugars and try to keep moving. Symptoms include tiredness, sleeping members, violence and muscle pain. Image magnusvyt
We can also become victims of heat stroke, namely the regulator of the temperature of our body decompensation. Feel dizziness, fever, no sweating. It is possible that the person to finish delirious and confused. Medical attention is required in severe cases.
Finally there are many people who feel sick while traveling in boat, car or plane. It is best to eat light before you go and in severe cases take a antivomitivo. The location of our chair is too important (at the end of the bus feel the movement, for example). It is also advisable not to read, drink fluids and avoid smoking.
