The 48-year-old man suffered a cerebral edema while camping in Nido de Cóndores. A doctor who was at Camp Confluencia treated the tourist.
A tourist of Italian nationality was rescued this Wednesday after suffering a cerebral edema while camping in Condor Nest of Cerro Aconcagua.
According to local media, the 48-year-old man began to feel ill while carrying out mountaineering activities in the Alta Montaña area, department of Las Heras, province of Mendoza.
There, an alert was issued via VHF radio, which was received by the Lanko company guide, who assured that the tourist was in his tent and He suffered from disorientation in time and space, inability to stand up on his own, and lack of sphincter control.
The preliminary report was transmitted by a doctor who was in the Confluence Camp. It was the health professional who authorized the administration of oxygen at 2 liters per minute and the application of two doses of 8 mg dexamethasone when there were signs of the beginning of cerebral edema.
UPRAM (Mountain Rescue and Assistance Patrol Unit) personnel went abroad from Nido de Cóndores to Orcones, where an ambulance from the SEC (Coordinated Emergency Service) He was transferred to the Uspallata Hospital to receive appropriate care.
Source: Ambito
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