So woforo mmepɔw? Momma yensua yare a ɛba wɔ mmeae a ɛkorɔn ho ade?

So woanya tiyɛ anaa akisikuru mpofirim pɛn bere a wokɔ beae a ɛkorɔn te sɛ Nuwara Eliya anaa Horton Plains? Nnipa binom susuw sɛ eyi yɛ akwantu mu yare a ɛfata ara kwa, nanso nokwarem no, ɛwɔ aduruyɛ mu nkyerɛkyerɛmu. Yɛfrɛ eyi "Altitude Sickness" anaa "Bepɔw so Yare". Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, ɛyɛ sɛnea yɛn nipadua yɛ n’ade bere a yɛkɔ beae a ɛkorɔn yiye mpofirim no. Enti, momma yɛnka eyi ho asɛm kakra nnɛ.

Dɛn nti na eyi reto yɛn?

Eyi yɛ mmerɛw yiye sɛ yɛbɛte ase. Fa no sɛ, sɛ yɛwɔ po so a, mframa a emu yɛ duru wɔ yɛn ti so, anaasɛ mframa a ɛkɔ soro no mu duru. Bere a yɛreforo no, mframa adum yi sorokɔ so tew, enti nhyɛso no nso so tew. Bere koro no ara mu no, mframa pa dodow a ɛwɔ mframa mu wɔ saa sorokɔ no nso so tew. Sɛ yɛte beae a ɛkorɔn a, yɛn nipadua no asua saa nhyɛso ne oxygen dodow no yiye. Nanso sɛ mpofirim ara, wɔ da koro anaa nnanu mu, kɔ baabi a ɛkorɔn yiye (sɛ nhwɛso no, bɛboro anammɔn 8,000) a, yɛn nipadua no nnya bere a ɛdɔɔso mfa nsakra nsakrae yi. Saa sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow yi da adi bere a nipadua no nnya mframa pa dodow a ehia no.

So Altitude Sickness ahorow atitiriw bi wɔ hɔ?

Yiw, wobetumi akyekyɛ tebea yi mu ayɛ no afã atitiriw abiɛsa. Wɔyɛ saa nkyekyɛmu yi sɛnea emu yɛ den te.

Dɛn ne eyi ho sɛnkyerɛnne?

Mpɛn pii no, sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow no fi ase da adi wɔ nnɔnhwerew 12 kosi 24 akyi bere a wɔakɔ mmeae a ɛkorɔn no. Ebia wɔbɛbrɛ ase wɔ da koro anaa nnanu mu bere a wo nipadua reyɛ nsakrae wɔ beae a ɛkorɔn no.

Nsɛnkyerɛnne a emu nyɛ den

• Tipaeɛ
• Adwene a ɛyɛ basaa
• Akisikuru ne ɔfe
• Nipadua mu ɔbrɛ a ɛboro so
• Ɔhome a ɛyɛ den
• Asoroben
• Akɔnnɔ

Nsɛnkyerɛnne a ɛkɔ fam

Sɛ wo tebea no mu yɛ den kɛse a, wo sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow no betumi ayɛ kɛse. Sɛ wonom nnuru a wɔde kum ɛyaw mpo a, ɛrentew so. Sɛ́ anka bere kɔ so no, wo ho bɛtɔ wo no, wubefi ase ate nka kɛse.

• Nkitahodi a wɔhwere, nipadua no a wontumi nni so bere a wɔnantew, kari pɛ a wɔhwere ne asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ obi bɛhwe ase
• Tiyɛ a emu yɛ den a ɛnbrɛ ase ɛmfa ho sɛ wɔnom nnuru no
• Sɛ wote nka sɛ wo koko mu ayɛ wo den

Nsɛnkyerɛnne a emu yɛ den (HAPE/HACE) .

• Kesereneeyɛ
• Ahome a ɛyɛ tiaa kɛse bere a ɔregye n’ahome mpo
• Sɛ obi ntumi nnantew
• Fefe a ɛyɛ fitaa anaa pink frothy mucus
• Coma

Hena na ɔwɔ asiane kɛse mu sɛ obenya eyi?

Eyi ne ade a ɛho hia sen biara. Ɛmfa ho sɛnea wo ho yɛ den, woyɛ aberante, wowɔ apɔwmuden, anaasɛ woyɛ Olimpik agumadifo mpo no, wubetumi akɔ so anya Altitude Sickness. Nokwarem no, dodow a woyɛ apɔw-mu-teɛteɛ wɔ mmeae a ɛkorɔn no, dodow no ara na ɛda adi sɛ wubenya bi. Nneɛma afoforo pii wɔ hɔ a ebetumi aboa ma ayɛ kɛse:

• Hwɛ sɛnea wokɔɔ baabi a ɛkorɔn ntɛmntɛm
• Hwɛ sɛnea woakɔ soro
• Baabi a woda anadwo no sorokɔ
• Wo mfe a woadi (ɛda adi sɛ mmerante ne mmabaa benya bi) .
• So woanya yare a ɛma obi kɔ soro pɛn?

Asikreyare anaa ahurututu mu yare a wubenya no mma asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ wubenya saa tebea yi no nkɔ soro. Nanso, ebia ɛbɛyɛ den ama nnipa a wɔanya komayare anaa akisikuru nnansa yi, anaa wɔn a wɔwɔ tebea horow a enni sabea te sɛ sickle cell anemia, COPD, anaa komayare a entumi nyɛ adwuma yiye no sɛ wobegyina beae a ɛkorɔn ano. Enti, sɛ wowɔ tebea bi a enni sabea a, ɛho hia sɛ wo ne wo duruyɛfo kasa ansa na woatu kwan akɔ mmeae a ɛkorɔn.

Ɔkwan bɛn so na wobetumi adi eyi ho dwuma na wɔasiw ano?

Nea ɛho hia sen ayaresa ne sɛ wobesiw ano.

Ayaresa

• Nsɛnkyerɛnne a emu nyɛ den: Tra baabi a ɛkorɔn koro da koro anaa nnanu. Ma wo nipadua no nyɛ nsakrae. Gye w’ahome pii, ma wo ho nyɛ hyew, na nom nsu pii. Mma nkɔ soro bio kosi sɛ wo yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne no befi hɔ koraa.
• Nsɛnkyerɛnne a emu yɛ den: Sɛ yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne no mu yɛ den, anaasɛ ɛnkɔ yiye wɔ nna abien ntam a, kɔ baabi a ɛba fam ntɛm ara sɛnea wubetumi. Mmɔ wo ho mmɔden. Kɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn ntɛm ara. Sɛ ɛho hia a, oduruyɛfo no bɛyɛ amemene no mu X-ray anaa CT/MRI scan de ahwɛ sɛ nsu aboaboa ano wɔ ahurututu anaa amemene no mu anaa. Ebia oxygen ho behia ama HAPE, na nnuru te sɛ Dexamethasone betumi ahia ma HACE.

Siw a wosiw ano

Ɔkwan a eye sen biara ne ɔkwan biako pɛ a wobɛfa so akwati eyi ne ‘acclimatization’ . Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, yɛn nipadua a yɛbɛma no bere a ɛdɔɔso ma ayɛ nsakrae wɔ beae foforo a ɛkorɔn ne nhyɛso foforo.

• Fi w’akwantu no ase wɔ beae a ɛkorɔn a ennu anammɔn 10,000. Sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wode wimhyɛn anaa kar kɔ baabi a ɛkorɔn wɔ bere koro mu a, anyɛ yiye koraa no, gyina baabi a ɛba fam da koro ansa na woatoa so akɔ beae a ɛkorɔn a edi hɔ no.
• Sɛ ɛno ntumi nyɛ yiye a, wubetumi anom aduru bi te sɛ Acetazolamide a ɛboa ma nipadua no yɛ nsakrae wɔ nneɛma a atwa yɛn ho ahyia mu ntɛmntɛm , wɔ wo duruyɛfo afotu nkutoo so .
• Sɛ wo nantew boro anammɔn 10,000 a, woforo anammɔn 1,000 foforo da biara.
• Sɛ woforo anammɔn 3,000 biara a, anyɛ yiye koraa no, gye w’ahome da koro wɔ saa beae a ɛkorɔn no.
• Fa adwene a ɛne sɛ "foro kɔ soro na da fam" no di dwuma. Ɛne sɛ, foro bɛboro anammɔn 1,000 awiabere na sian kɔ baabi a ɛba fam kakra na woada anadwo.
• Anyɛ yiye koraa no nom nsu lita 3-4 da biara . Di w’aduan bɛyɛ 70% fi carbohydrates ( starch ) mu.
• Mfa tawa , nsa, ne nnubɔne te sɛ nnuru a wɔde da nna no nni dwuma wɔ nnɔnhwerew 48 a edi kan no mu.
• Kwati apɔw-mu-teɛteɛ a emu yɛ den nnɔnhwerew 48 a edi kan no.
• Hu sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow a edi kan no bere a ɛda adi ara pɛ na yɛ krado sɛ wubesian ntɛm ara.