A hypothesis study on a four-period prevention model for high altitude disease

Xian-Sheng Liu; Xiang-Rong Yang; Lu Liu; Xian-Kui Qin; Yu-Qi Gao

doi:10.1186/s40779-018-0150-0

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A hypothesis study on a four-period prevention model for high altitude disease

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- A hypothesis study on a four-period prevention model for high altitude disease
- A hypothesis study on a four-period prevention model for high altitude disease
- MMR 2018年5卷第2期页码：183-188
- Affiliations：
  
  1.Institute of Medicine and Hygienic Equipment for High Altitude Region, College of High Altitude Military Medicine, Third Military Medical University, No. 30 Gaotanyan Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing 400038, China
  2.Department of Medical Affairs, The 5th Hospital of the Chinese PLA, No. 893 Shengli Street, Xingqing District, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750003, China
  3.Key Laboratory of High Altitude Environmental Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Ministry of Education, No. 30 Gaotanyan Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing 400038, China
  4.Key Laboratory of High Altitude Medicine of PLA, No. 30 Gaotanyan Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing 400038, China
  5.Department of Health Service, Training Base of Health Service, Third Military Medical University, No. 30 Gaotanyan Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing 400038, China
  6.Department of Outpatient, PLA No.96819 Unit, No. 2 Heping Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100085, China
- Author bio：
  
  *: gaoy66@yahoo.com
- Funds：
  
  the National Basic Research and Development Program of China (973 Program)(2012CB518201);the "13th Five-Year Plan" Medical Science Development Foundation of PLA(AWS14C007);the Basic Scientific Personnel Training Foundation of China(J1310001)
- DOI：10.1186/s40779-018-0150-0
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- 纸质出版：2018-06
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A hypothesis study on a four-period prevention model for high altitude disease[J]. MMR, 2018,5(2):183-188.

Liu et al.: A hypothesis study on a four-period prevention model for high altitude disease. Mil Med Res, 2018, 5: 2
A hypothesis study on a four-period prevention model for high altitude disease[J]. MMR, 2018,5(2):183-188. DOI： 10.1186/s40779-018-0150-0.

Liu et al.: A hypothesis study on a four-period prevention model for high altitude disease. Mil Med Res, 2018, 5: 2 DOI： 10.1186/s40779-018-0150-0.

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Abstract

Background:

High altitude disease (HAD) can reduce combat effectiveness and damage the health of soldiers at high altitudes. The objective of this hypothesis study is to build a four-period prevention model for high altitude disease that can be applied at high altitudes of over 3000m.

Presentation of the hypothesis:

We divided the time at high altitude into nine periods

with three stages from the ascent preparation to the descent to the plain

and applied a continuous dynamic and systematic four-period prevention model across the nine periods. Each period of three stages has its own different measures and targets high altitude health care services for the prevention of high altitude disease. A standard four-period prevention model for high altitude disease was constructed for the high altitude health services at the population level.

Testing the hypothesis:

Our hypothesized HAD prevention model represents a continuous dynamic and systematic four-period prevention model across the nine periods. This hypothesis can be tested from three aspects. The first one is assessment of soldiers' operating efficacies. The second is comparison of the long-term high altitude population health basic data and development and utilization of big data. The third is descent population health status comparative study and historical retrospective study on prevention.

Implications:

As we know

it is necessary to protect soldiers’ health through the ascent and descent. Through the standard four-period model

we can protect soldiers’ health by preventing high altitude diseases

screening the susceptible population

securely tracking their location and maintaining soldiers’ health statuses; we also maintain their operational capabilities

eliminate their psychological fears and ease their family troubles.

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