Abstract

BODY ATTITUDE AT HIGH ALTITUDE

Anjula Sachan, *Pratap Shankar, Amod Kumar Schan, Rakesh Kumar Dixit

ABSTRACT

Beside the experience and joy of adventure, travelling at high altitude can be harmful for life of everyone. Travel may be for diverse purposes like religious, adventure, travel, tourism or war. Apart from that travelers may or may not be professional and trained; rear to reach on substantial heights protecting themselves from exposure of dangerous effects of high altitude environmental changes. These changes may affect the all biological functions of the body. In this review we will discuss about the effectiveness of the high altitude on body in all the aspects.

Keywords: Altitude, Attitude, acute mountain sickness, Physiological change.