12-01-2017, 10:26 PM
Exactly. I made fun of balloons exploding but it's partial pressure that's important. Oxygen is still there and roughly in the same amount as it is at sea-level (there's a small relative difference with other molecules as some are heavier) but your lungs will not process the oxygen as efficiently as it does at sea level because the pressure isn't here to force it into your lungs. Breathing supplemental oxygen will not help other than making you feel better.
Pressure breathing will help if you are having problems (breathing out forcibly through your mouth - making a small enough gap to let the air out but increasing pressure in your lungs), but that's a short-term fix and you need to know how to do it. In any case, you'll be knackered after doing that for a few minutes.
I'm not a medical expert but have had to rescue many from MK's summit. Even those that claim to be protesters and worship Hawaiian gods. Just please be careful before heading up to MK's summit and understand you might be putting yourself at risk, as well as others. If you don't get that we'll do our best to help if we can.
Pressure breathing will help if you are having problems (breathing out forcibly through your mouth - making a small enough gap to let the air out but increasing pressure in your lungs), but that's a short-term fix and you need to know how to do it. In any case, you'll be knackered after doing that for a few minutes.
I'm not a medical expert but have had to rescue many from MK's summit. Even those that claim to be protesters and worship Hawaiian gods. Just please be careful before heading up to MK's summit and understand you might be putting yourself at risk, as well as others. If you don't get that we'll do our best to help if we can.