New Delhi: Anshuman Gupta (name changed), who suffered from asthma, alright until Thursday on regular drugs.
However, the surge in the level of pollution during the last 24 hours caused acute exacerbations of symptoms and South Delhi residents to be rushed to the emergency room of the private hospital in the middle of the night, even when his family wrapped around Diwali celebrations.
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“We must provide steroids and oxygen therapy to stabilize symptoms.
Patients are better now,” Dr.
Rajesh Chawla, senior consultant, lung and critical care, at the hospital Apollo, said.
Like Gupta, many people with a history of respiratory health problems find it difficult to breathe polluted air and, in some cases, landing in hospitals with symptoms such as difficulty breathing, constant cough, among others.
“We see an increase in the number of OPD visits and reception due to respiratory problems.
Patients suffering from chronic obstructive asthma and lung disease (COPD) – Chronic inflammatory lung disease – come to hospital with acute attacks and estimated even in the icus.
Also, many patients We need an escalation of treatment today, “Dr.
Neetu Jain, a senior consultant, pulmonology at Psri Hospital, said.
With the setting of winter conditions, dust and particulate material from vehicle pollution and smoke from crackers has caused conditions such as smoke, said Dr.
Shuchin Bajaj, the Founder Director, Ujala Cygnus Group of Hospitals.
“The dangerous mix of pollutants can cause short-term damage, which we can see now in terms of exacerbation of respiratory symptoms.
But long-term damage can be more powerful, especially in children who grow in a polluted environment,” he added.
Dr.
Arunesh Kumar, senior consultant and head of the Pulmonology Department at the Paras Hospital, said people who have respiratory disease history such as asthma, COPD, interstitial lung disease, must strictly obey their regular drugs and see their doctors if they are take note.
that the symptoms have begun to deteriorate.