A California teen is in a medically induced coma after walking off a 120-foot slope right in front of his terrified father while hallucinating due to altitude sickness.
Altitude sickness is no joke, folks. If you’re coming from near sea level, please take any signs seriously.
Hallucinations are a serious sign of altitude sickness, specifically high-altitude cerebral edema (HACE), where the brain swells due to a lack of oxygen, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
HACE affects less than 1% of people who reach an altitude of 13,000 to 18,000 feet above sea level.
This is what they didn’t account for. It’s already a rare condition, and one that only a few people will ever find themselves in a situation to discover they have it. Poor guy. I hope he recovers okay.
This is what they didn’t account for. It’s already a rare condition, and one that only a few people will ever find themselves in a situation to discover they have it. Poor guy. I hope he recovers okay.