Safety Precautions When Traveling to a High-Altitude Region

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Discussion When a client is leaving home at 366 meters of elevation and visiting a high altitude area of 2,438 meters above sea level for hiking, many things change tremendously. For this reason, one should be prepared mentally and physically to face the challenges that might occur as the body adapts gradually. The client should be aware that there is a low-oxygen and low-pressure environment at 8,000 feet of elevation (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2019). As such, one should take precautions for neurological and respiratory symptoms, which can be mild or life-threatening. The person should avoid engaging in rigorous activities for the first few hours to prevent oxygen debt. That is why one should remain calm to enable the body to adapt to this stressful new environment.
The client needs to understand that one might suffer from various symptoms such as nausea, headache, shortness of breath, and fatigue in high-altitude areas. The individual will experience these signs for the first few hours after arrival at high- altitude region. For this reason, one should rest and remain hydrated for these symptoms to go away. If they get worse, one should descend or call for immediate...