Health exams before going to a high place

They are also called by workers "concern exams ". The objective of these exams is to determine the health conditions of a person and to improve the weak areas such as results that can be a clear indicator of a risk of a disease. Among the common diseases, we can find the ones related to the cardiovascular system such as: arterial hypertension, dislipedemy, hearth failure, coronary failure, etc.

As a protection system for the person who is going up, a record of previous exposures to altitude is made in order to recognize behavior, and foresee problems. This information helps to train the person, suggest medication and increase health protection.

The irregular exposure to altitude is a new working environment in the world. This considering the important levels it has acquired in terms of volume in Chilean mining areas. This is the reason why not all the answers are available for human behavior in altitude and make it a must to organize the problem. In order to accomplish this goal, a meeting with professionals who work closely related to altitude was carried out in 1996 in Antofagasta so as to get to some common agreements which you will find under Antofagasta Agreement.