Archive for November, 2008

27 November

The Price of Getting Sick 2

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Holidays are good times to test new adventures which we usually can not do at home. However, they can have pricey consequences. An example is mountain hiking or trekking. If you get mountain sick, it could be as simple as applying first aid or as expensive as $10,000-$20,000 if you have to be taken to the nearest medical facility via a helicopter. If you are excited to have a sea adventure, be educated first of the perils that could come with it. Divers usually have decompression sickness if they get back to the water’s surface too fast. Watch for signs of this ailment like itching, rashes, fatigue, numbness, joint pain, paralysis or worse death! To treat this person, he/she will be put inside a re compression machine for at least two days which could cost more or less $5,000.