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The things to avoid to get rid of high #altitudesickness while traveling in the mountain region of Nepal.

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HEAT STROKE

Lima hari yang lalu 2 peserta diklat SAR Mapala gugur dalam masa pendidikan. Gugurnya dua peserta diklat diduga disebabkan sera gan heat stroke. Heat stroke merupakan cidera parah dari cidera panas. Ada dua bentuk heat stroke yaitu :

• Exertional Heat stroke (EHS) : pada umunya terjadi pada usia muda yang menjalani aktifitas berat dalam jangka waktu yang lama di lingkungan yang panas / ekstrem.

• Non Exertional Heat stroke (NEHS) : pada umunya dialami seseorang pada usia tua, atau yang memiliki penyakit kronis (adanya disfungsi organ)

Dari kedua bentuk tersebut pada dasarnya heat stroke sama sama teruadi akibat ketidakmampauan tubuh merespon lingkungan, khususnya pada lingkungan yang ekstrim. Namun secara umum heat stroke disebabkan oleh dua hal yaitu :

• Peningkatan suhu panas. Peningkatan suhu panas bisa disebabkan karena peningkatan metabolisme (infeksi, radang otak, obat perangsang, dll) dan peningkatan aktifitas otot (latihan, kejang, tetanus, dll)

• Penurunan ‘proses kehilangan panas’. Secara normal seseorang perlu proses kehilangan panas berupa keringat melalui pori-pori kulit, penguapan air dalam tubuh, penguapan lemak, menjaga lebar otot dan saraf kardiovaskular (lebar sempitnya pembuluh darah) yang mana hal ini berhubungan dengan regenerasi sel dalam tubuh. Penurunan ‘proses kehilangan panas’ ini dapat diakibatkan oleh :

1. Berkurangnya keringat

2. Berkurangnya respon sistem saraf

3. Berkurangnya cadangan kardiovaskular (pembuluh darah menyempit)

4. Faktor lingkungan berupa tingginya suhu dan kelembapan

5. Berkurangnya kemampuan tubuh untuk menyesuaikan diri

Tanda tanda sesorang terkenan serangan heat stroke antara lain :

1. Suhu dubur di atas 40,5 derajat celcius

2. Hipotensi

3. Status mental (disorientasi, histeria, koma, dll)

4. Berkurangnya kemampuan untuk menurunkan suhu tubuh (berhenti berkeringat, kulit menjadi panas)

5. Tanda tanda yang mengancam jiwa : pendarahan dari saluran intra vena, luka memar, endema paru, tanda acut renal failure (ARF)

Gejala gejala yang dialami seseorang yang terserang heat stroke antara lain kelelahan, pusing, mual, dan muntah.

Faktor – faktor yang mempengaruhi seseorang terserang heat stroke secara umum dibedakan menjadi dua berdasarkan sumbernya. Yaitu :

1. Diluar lingkungan (dari pribadi seseorang)

a. Dehidrasi. Seseorang yang mengalami dehidrasi dapat dilihat dari warna urine, ataupun perubahan berat badan dari sebelum dan sesudah latihan yang dilakukan. Gejala dan tanda dari dehidrasi adalah: merasa haus, merasa tidak nyaman secara umum, kulit yang memerah, kecemasan berlebihan, kram, apatis, malas, sakit kepala, muntah, nausea, merasa panas di tangan dan leher, kedinginan, dan dispnea.

b. Terhambatnya penguapan tubuh

c. Sakit

d. Riwayat sakit (pernah terkena heat stroke)

e. Tebal tipisnya lapisan lemak. Orang gemuk cenderung lebih beresiko terserang heat stroke

f. Fisik yang tidak terlatih

g. Ketidakmampuan fisik menyesuaikan dengan iklim (ketidakseimbangan elektrolit)

2. Faktor lingkungan

Pada saat suhu lingkungan melebihi suhu kulit, atlet dapat menyerap panas dari lingkungan dan bergantung sepenuhnya pada penguapan untuk melepaskan panas. Kelembaban yang relatif tinggi menghalangi pelepasan panas dari tubuh melalui penguapan.

Faktor lingkungan yang mempengaruhi resiko dari cedera panas termasuk suhu udara di sekitar, kelembaban yang sedang (jumah dari penguapan air di udara) pergerakan udara, dan jumlah radiasi panas dari matahari atau sumber lainnya.

Cedera heat stroke dapat dicegah dengan cara: memberikan waktu yang tepat untuk dapat menyesuaikan diri dengan iklim (10-14 hari); melakukan latihan pada waktu yang paling dingin dari hari latihan (pagi hari atau sore hari); membatasi atau menunda latihan jika terlihat gejala stress terhadap panas pada zona dengan resiko tinggi; Mencukupi kebutuan cairan sebelum latihan dan mengganti cairan yang hilang selama latihan. Memantau berat badan yang berubah dengan teliti setiap hari, karena dapat menggambarkan kekurangan air akut; Menggunakan pakaian yang berwarna terang dan longgar, serta membiarkan lebih banyak area kulit yang terkena matahari untuk meningkatkan penguapan.

Dari sedikit penjelasan ini bisa menjadi referensi ketika mengadakan kegiatan, khususnya kegiatan di alam bebas yang memang sulit untuk diprediksi. Meski begitu kembali lagi bahwa alam punya caranya untuk menyampaikan bahasanya, semua kembali ke diri masing-masing maukah untuk belajar mengenal alam.

Sumber :

Iso, Saharun, dan Ade Tobing. 2016. PRINSIP UMUM PENATALAKSANAAN CEDERA OLAHRAGA HEAT STROKE. Jurnal Olahraga Prestasi, Volume 12, Nomor 2. Hal 9 - 60.

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Altitude sickness is no joke. The symptoms are dizziness or light-headedness, difficulty sleeping, headache, fatigue, loss of appetite., nausea or vomiting. rapid pulse (heart rate), shortness of breath with exertion and oxygen level lower than 82. Here I am with my room mate in the only hospital in Leh, getting some oxygen too. Her oxygen level dropped to 62 and required immediate oxygen treatment and medication. If her oxygen level dropped further to 30, she'll be flown to New Delhi and placed inside a chamber. All is well now. 💚 #mountainsickness #himalayas #ladakh #india #healhiswealth (at SNM Hospital Leh)

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The commencement (LL2)

Tickets from Bangalore to New Delhi - Checked!!

Luggage - Checked!!

Accommodation - Where?

Journey from New Delhi to Leh - When?

Itinerary - Will figure it out!!

Eatables, Medicines, Extra Warm clothes - Will buy them en route!!

This was how we began our trip to Ladakh. Read a few blogs online, spoke to friends who had already visited but didn't plan anything. We wanted it to be as close as possible to a hitchhike.

While de-boarding the plane at New Delhi, we were fortunate enough to click a picture of one Lama and a Mr.Bean lookalike. Now definitely the journey would be more lively.

The iconic Delhi metro was our next mode of transport and is also my favourite mode of transportation in Delhi. Forever,I am in awe with its massive connectivity and incredible efficiency.

Then travelled to Maharana Pratap Inter State Bus Terminus at Kashmere Gate in Delhi. Went to the ticket counter to receive the information that we will have to book tickets from Delhi to Manali only and then the onward journey at Manali. Although, there were a lot of buses travelling to Manali, we decided to board the one that would take us till Leh. Booked the tickets and walked unto the station where the bus was residing. One look at the bus and we could envision our next 41hrs of our lives.

The bus journey began late in the afternoon and by the time we reached the hills,it was pitch dark outside. A small amateurish video below will give an idea about the dhoomkas and the jhumkas in the bus.

As the morning arrived, so did the beautiful scenes that we were waiting to lie our eyes upon and that took away a lot of our tiredness. We felt refreshed, took a small break at Manali bus stand and then began our journey back in the same bus to Leh. Another twist to our journey schedule was awaiting us.

The bus had an overnight halt at Keylong (just after crossing Rohtang Pass) where we had to book our accommodations for one night. 25hrs journey was completed and our bodies had got used to the sudden movements and jerks of the bus. When we de-boarded, we could feel the decrease in temperature and were desperate to find a decent bed to sleep.

Although many locals invited us to try out the accommodation at their hotels or at their references, we politely declined them because we had one vital parameter - ‘access to wifi’ and that narrowed down the possibilities. Luckily not too far away from the bus stand, we booked a room in Hotel Nordaling and experienced the hospitality of some extremely hospitable owners. Freshened up, ate some good meals and put our bodies to rest for them to experience the most challenging journey ahead. Below picture shows the view from our room just a few hours before sunset.

The scenery on the route was that of beautiful barren land. The jerks inside the bus increased as the tar road paved way to stones. We could see bikers, SUV Cars, trucks and some extremely adventurous cyclists moving along side us. As the width of the road was too small,we then realised the meek possibility of a larger bus moving on the same route. 

Due to the sudden drop in oxygen levels and our lack of preparation for this, Praveen felt an acute headache and passed out in the beginning of the journey from Keylong to Leh.

The route was dangerous, untidy and required a lot of perseverance to cover it. We could not see any form of living being whether a plant or an animal, just rocks and rocks and more rocks. But we see vehicles tumbled down the road and their dead chassis uncleared because of the undue risk involved for the army.

Upon all of this, none of our mobile phone signals worked except the satellite connection of Tata Sky. This both frustrated and made me wonder about the limitations of technology.

Finally, after ages the bus stopped for refreshments(in the middle of nowhere) where there were eco toilets built with tarpaulins. Ate a bit to keep myself going but began to feel the affects of less oxygen in the air with some heavy breathing and light headache.

Was able to capture some good pictures before collapsing like my friend. It was interesting to experience a huge traffic jam enroute our journey over a small bridge, which eventually resulted in us reaching Leh by 5hrs later than the scheduled arrival time. The fascinating part was the manual extension of the width of the bridge just to ensure that our bus moved smoothly on it.

Both of us woke up when we reached Leh late in the night with hammer and tongs banging our heads from within. Luckily, we were picked up from the bus stand by the owners of the guest house and then we retired ourselves to our rooms at Gotal Guest House. We literally crashed ourselves on the bed, not to get up for the next 2 days.

A special mention to this wonderful gentleman we met on the bus - Mr.Paras Jain who is a businessman from MP and was travelling alone to explore various parts of North India at the age of 60. He had a commendable stamina,much better than both of us and was able to withstand the mountain sickness and get over it in just a few hours. The below picture was of us after recovery i.e. after 2 days on reaching Leh.

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Avoid Tibet Mountain Sickness-Tibet High Altitude Sickness

Against Tibet Mountain Sickness: What is Acute Mountain Sickness and how to avoid it when travelling to Tibet? Generally speaking, if you lead a healthy and sporty life, the altitude acclimatization is fairly easy. It is not a problem at all!

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