When we meet plateau reaction…

  It is birthday of a Shanghai girl who name Jin Ling in October 21, 2012. Four days ago, she was getting through Tibet, and she had ever written in micro blog that she would be in Lhasa when her thirty one. However, it is a grate pity that she fell down forever before her birthday. A tourist wrote down advice: there are many dangers in outdoor environment, but life is only once.

Yes, it is not a story; it is not an imaginary fiction; but it is a really true event. On the one side, we are so sorry that the young life fell down; but on the other side, we must think about reason of the above thing and conclude measures.

Journey is becoming more and more fashion and common, and also there are more and more tourists go out for travel. However most of them always pay more attention to journey, line and scene. Actually, nothing is impossible! And having a travel in the outdoor is original relaxing, but before we set out, we should predict a lot of things which are probably take place so that we can calmly handle it when we meet. Especially if we are ready to get to some special scene points, just like plateau, Snow Mountain, riptide, you should know what you should do and what you should not do!

It is reported that main reason of Jing Ling’s death is Plateau lungs edema and breathe infection, also impertinent way when she meet plateau reaction is foundation of disease. When Jin Ling was having Lhasa travel from Shanghai, she had cough and get terrible. Plateau reaction, it indicate people who have never be trained but speedy get in plateau area which is over 3000 meters. Because of lower oxygen of atmosphere, people are difficult to adapt so that lacking of oxygen, and then initiate a series of maladjustment of plateau. Of cause, except the reason of plateau lacking, there are still other reason, such as wind, snow, rain, cold weather and strong ultraviolet rays. It is said that more height of it, higher plateau morbidity rate will it. So what should we do if we want to have plateau tour? Actually if you are addicted in Tibet and want to have special Tibet and Lhasa travel, you should pay attention to more about the followings. Although you are willing to have your Tibet travel from Beijing, it seems you can stand the cold of Qing-Tibet plateau.

When you just get plateau, actually, every one will feel varying degrees choking sensation in chest, short of breath, breath with difficulty and so on. What is more, some one may be with headache, muscle pain, insomnia and some another symptoms. However, this kind of reaction is normal, if you can protect yourself exactly for one to three, the above symptoms will get improvement or disappear. You should not eat and drink fast and too much in order to avoid exacerbation shoulder of digestive organs and can not adapt plateau environment. What is more, you would better not smoke and drink wine. You should eat more vegetable, fruit and some other things which have more vitamins. And there is other point that you should drink water as much as possible. Prevent cold which is lead by cool. Clod is one of high altitude pulmonary edema’s main remote causes. Range of temperature in plateau is difference and strong, it is much easier to have cold and catch a chill. At that time, you should remember that would rather get hot but not cool, wear more clothes and keep worm. There are some medicines for prevent plateau reaction: Rhodiola rosea and Glucose. You can take in it in second day after you get in mountain, and insist on taking it on you way.
    In addition, symptom of plateau brain edema is similar with lungs edema. It is easy to lead to brain cell become swell, and the disease come on fast, also has threat to life if there is no well treating. And doctor advice: under plateau environment, people who originally suffer from heart disease, cardiovascular disease or disease of respiratory system. Regardless of age and sex, you should strengthen warm, and reduce time of bathe. Allocate some appliances for keeping away from cold, such as cotton-padded clothes, cap, shoes and glove. If you find symptom of cold, you should immediately take some medicines. By the way, do not make severe action in plateau condition. You should keep enough sleep and rest. It is said by doctor Li, plateau condition is different from plain, people’s organism can not adapt immediately. Such as tourists who come to have Tibet travel from Chengdu, Chengdu is a classical plain, and people are with general altitude. On the other hand, compare with improvement city, inconvenience transportation and medical treatment of plateau exist difference. A verity of factors will influence judgment and dispose of patient’s condition in time. Among thus, the most terrible is that some tourists take their knowledge and habits to plateau, they do not realize that small illness of plain but foreboding of extremely plateau dangerous. Doctor emphasize, you should attach importance to any reaction when you are in plateau. And you must follow doctor’s advices, stop your plateau travel to have rest and keep a balance mood.

Actually, the Shanghai girl can prevent this tragedy; however, there is regret that she does not attach much importance to her beginning reaction, and finally, the young life say goodbye to us forever. Although we have talk about so many measures to handle the situations which are probably taken place in outdoor, journey is a magical and special, there is too much unexpected condition; so we should be careful and sober whenever we are, whatever we do and which things happen.

Do remember: there are many dangers in outdoor environment, but life is only once.