New Delhi: Pollution has become a health emergency in Delhi-NCR.
The hospital reported patients rushed with complaints of chest congestion, coughing and difficulty breathing – the symptoms are now identical to contaminated winter days in Delhi.
Many need reception, hospital claims.
“We get 12-14 patients every day in an emergency, most of it at night, when the symptoms cause sleep disorders and panic,” said Dr.
Suranjit Chatterjee, senior consultant, internal treatment, Apollo Hospitals.
According to Dr.
Manoj Goel, Director of Pulmonology in Fortis Gurugram, almost 70% of the ICU bed was occupied by people with respiratory problems.
“The majority of them have existing respiratory problems but pollution worsens them,” he said.
“We also have patients without a history of respiratory diseases but suffer from acute bronchitis, shortness of breath and other complications that require hospitalization.” Safdarjung, AIIMS, Sir Ganga Ram, Max, Akash Super-Specialization and Madhukar Rainbow Children’s Hospital, also among others, also revealed an increase in hospitalization due to respiratory complications.
“My father is the patient of my heart and wife suffer from asthma.
None of us comes out for fear of breathing setbacks,” said Nikhil Sharma from Malviya Nagar.
“But we are constantly worried that someone will fall sick seriously.” The 39-year-old added that he bought two air purifiers to use at home recently despite being aware of limited evidence available about their efficacy in reducing the impact of pollution.
“Something is better than not at all,” Sharma said.
Bad air also affects heart and human patients with neurological disorders.
The high level of pollutants in the atmosphere, research shows, can trigger strokes in people with neurological disorders.
Patients who suffer from heart failure and coronary artery disease can also have their conditions that are exercised by poor air quality, research shows.
Doctors advise people like that to stay in the room and avoid the morning walks until the air quality improves.
“Every day the six-seven patients come to the OPD complaining of burning and runny eyes and respiratory problems caused by pollution,” said Dr (Col) Vijay Dutta from the Department of Internal & Breathing Medicine at the Indian spinal injury center.
“The numbers were lower in mid-October, but began to increase in early November.
About 10 patients are currently being treated with such conditions,” Dutta said, adding that asthma must remain indoors and if they need to come out, To wear a mask to minimize toxic air inhalation.
Dr.
Sunil Nakra, Director of Pediatric at Rainbow Hospital Madhukar, warned that small children also at high risk of complications in prolonged exposure to prolonged pollution levels.