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| ‘Health and High altitude Milieu’ conducted at 153 General Hospital and HAMRC | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 7: A national Continuing Medical Education (CME) & Update titled
‘Health and the High Altitude Milieu’ was conducted by 153 General Hospital and
the High Altitude Medical Research Centre (HAMRC) at Leh, to commemorate their
Golden Jubilee year.
Over hundred delegates representing civil and military scientific fraternity from across the country reached Leh to take part in the seminar that was inaugurated by Lt Gen Ravi Dastane, VSM, General Officering Commanding Fire and Fury Corps. Lt Gen Dastane in his inaugural address urged the scientists and clinicians to synergize their efforts to improve the health and quality of life of the soldiers deployed in the snow bound peaks of our frontiers.
Three books titled ‘High Altitude Health Advisory for Combatants’, ‘An Updated
Primer for Medical Officers in High Altitude’ and ‘Scientific Brochure on Health
and the High Altitude Milieu’ were released during the inaugural function.
A large number of experts and luminaries from the Armed Forces Medical Services
(AFMS), the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Civil
Institutions held deliberations on the latest trends in diagnosis, treatment and
research in the field of high altitude medicine.
153 General Hospital has the distinction of being the highest multispeciality hospital in the world. The hospital is a tertiary care centre for the entire Ladakh region and provides comprehensive medical care not only to the troops and paramilitary forces but also the local civil populace of this remote Ladakh region.
The High Altitude Medical Research Centre (HAMRC) located within the hospital is a unique collaborative venture between the DRDO and the Office of the Director General Armed Forces (DGAFMS), Ministry of Defence. It has made noteworthy research contribution in the field of high altitude physiology and medicine with major breakthroughs in newer treatment modalities and formulation of an acclimatization schedule for our troops.
The two-day scientific programme included wide ranging discussions on a panorama of contemporary topics like Acute Mountain Sickness which affects 30% of all inductees; and High Altitude Pulmonary Oedema (HAPO) and High Altitude Cerebral Oedema (HACO) which can have grave life-threatening consequences.
There was consensus on a multispeciality approach in the diagnosis and management of High Altitude Pulmonary Oedema (HAPO), High Altitude Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (HAPH) and Thrombosis, which can be life-threatening. Protocols were formulated to safeguard against the high quantum of solar radiation which adversely affects the eyes and the skin.
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