Ranchi: When the city gets ready to have fun in Diwali, doctors have suggested those who have recovered from Covid-19 to be careful and avoid firecrackers as smoke that emit them can ‘dangerous’ for them, especially, and they can develop Lung complications.
Even those who suffer from asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other types of respiratory diseases stand at risk of developing pneumonia, if exposed to smoke.
Speaking with Toi, Professor (Critical Care) and the Head of the Trauma Center at Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Ranchi, Dr.
Pradeep Bhattacharya, said, “People, in general, must try to breathe the smoke that radiates from exploding crackers.
Last year after Diwali, some people had to be hospitalized because they developed complications after breathing the smoke.
The risk of increasing varies for those whose lungs are damaged by Covid-19.
Such people are more vulnerable It is in smoke damaging the lungs more crackers.
The risk is higher in children and senior citizens with COPD and asthma because they are more likely to develop pneumonia because of weather changes or Because of the smoke that damages the respiratory tract.
“The Senior Pulmonology of the Medical Center of Dr.
Nishith Kumar said,” this firecrackers contain heavy metals such as tin and arsenic who enter the bloodstream and can cause short-term and long-term complications, including irritation to the respiratory tract.
This can also lead to vomiting, weaken one’s immunity and worsen their conditions with COPD, hypertension and heart disease.
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