Warning for Hi-Country Hunters

[WW]

I had to take my wife in to the ER the night before last because she was having irregular heart beats or A Fib. One of the first questions the ER nurse ask was , \"Have you been hunting\" ?

Then she went on to explain how the ER had been flooded with heart problems and 4-wheeler accidents since the hunting seasons had begun.

So be extra careful out there! The high altitude of the Colorado Rockies is nothing to mess around with. Adrenalin rush is another potential problem.

 

[cnelk]

Adrenalin rush can be a huge problem.
Causes misses!

 

[JohnFitzgerald]

Bill - So would that be altitude sickness your wife experienced? My wife gets headaches and dizzy when we go from 800ft(home) to 6000ft(camp). Some have refered to it as altitude sickness.



jf

 

[diggerson]

Adrenalin rush can be a huge problem.
Causes misses!

^^^TRUTH^^^

 

[WW]

Bill - So would that be altitude sickness your wife experienced? My wife gets headaches and dizzy when we go from 800ft(home) to 6000ft(camp). Some have refered to it as altitude sickness.



jf

Sounds like your wife gets altitude sickness. Mine had A-fib. That is when the heart acts like it is running a marathon, only worse. Her heart rate went from 188-125 and every where else in between.

Ask our old buddy Paul about altitude sickness. (If he will talk to you) :lol: He came to Colorado and spent the night in the hospital with altitude sickness.

 

[JohnFitzgerald]

Bill - So would that be altitude sickness your wife experienced? My wife gets headaches and dizzy when we go from 800ft(home) to 6000ft(camp). Some have refered to it as altitude sickness.



jf

Sounds like your wife gets altitude sickness. Mine had A-fib. That is when the heart acts like it is running a marathon, only worse. Her heart rate went from 188-125 and every where else in between.

Ask our old buddy Paul about altitude sickness. (If he will talk to you) :lol: He came to Colorado and spent the night in the hospital with altitude sickness.

He never told me that story! LOL

The lack of communication is mutual!

 

[OldMan]

Not sure this makes sense, but it consistently happens to me every spring. As i\'ve said in the past I live at 8000ft. Because of the snow, and the pass being closed I don\'t get up high until the snow melts. So, I might have a few months of no high altitude. When I finally get to go up in the spring I usually spend the day up there. I don\'t get sick, but just feel a bit tired. I usually take some caffeine to get my energy back.

The problem starts when I come back home to 8000ft. I feel wired up, and my heart rate is up. Sort of light headed too. It lasts for a few hours, and then i\'m ok. What is that all about?