Air pressure does this at higher elevations
Decreases
Days it takes to acclimate to higher altitudes
2-3 days
Who should you see before traveling to higher elevations?
They will get water bottles here
Pick-up
This is the time it takes for symptoms to manifest
1-10 hours
This is the maximum elevation you should gain per day when travelling to high altitudes
1,000 feet
This becomes worse at higher altitudes and may cause shortness of breath
Asthma
Sodium rich food will be ________ and carbohydrates will be _______
reduced and increased
AMS stands for this
Acute Mountain Sickness
This liquid dehydrates your body, which exacerbates the effects of altitude sickness
Alcohol
If you have this, you should increase your iron intake before traveling
This will be added between the arrival date and the actual conference
Build up of fluid in tissues
An edema
Eat these types of foods to avoid getting sick
Carbohydrates
Don't increase these will traveling to higher elevations, it may be dangerous
High blood pressure medications
This will be an out of pocket expense
Alcohol
This decreases at higher elevations
Oxygen
These foods are to be avoided because they cause dehydration
This might kill you if your brain expands
Brain Tumor
We encourage guests to see a doctor if they get this
Alcohol poisoning