The temperature varies in autumn, and what should I do if the elderly and children are prone to illness?
Reporter Zhang Zhuo
Cold Dew has passed, and the temperature changes day and night are largely changing. Most of the patients suffer from influenza , respiratory infections , and gastroenteritis . It is understood that in recent times, due to seasonal diseases, the number of patients who come to the hospital for treatment has increased a lot. To this end, the doctor reminds: pay attention to adding or reducing clothes, eat properly, and strengthen exercise.
The child is sick. Parents are tired.
On the morning of October 11, the reporter came to the pediatric clinic of Huaihua Maternal and Child Health Hospital and saw that the department was full of children and families waiting for treatment.
Ms. Zou, a citizen, told reporters that both children at home were sick and coughed non-stop at night. She said that this season seems to be like this every year. After autumn, the alternation of hot and cold is more likely to cause such a situation.
"The temperature suddenly changes, from hot to cold, and the children can't stand it." Another citizen, Mr. Chen, said that the child just turned one year old, and the cold and hot weather made the child unable to adapt. If he didn't add or remove clothes in time, he would catch a cold and a fever. Adults were very anxious.
"The temperature difference between day and night in recent days has been large, and you may catch a cold if you are not careful." According to Liu Xiajun, attending physician of the pediatric department of Huaihua Maternal and Child Health Hospital, children are seasonal groups. Since the respiratory immunoglobulin of children has not yet developed well and the immune system has not been fully established, they are very sensitive to external climate changes, especially when cold air comes, children's upper and lower respiratory tracts are more susceptible to infection.
"Considering the anxious psychology of parents, if there are many people visiting the hospital, the hospital will increase the number of people to visit the hospital, reduce the waiting time for patients, and avoid gathering and gathering." Liu Xiajun introduced that in recent days, the temperature has been repeated, and the number of children coming to the hospital has increased, and most of them have symptoms such as cough, nasal congestion, sore throat, diarrhea, and fever. The hospital also timely adjusts the doctor's visit time according to the actual situation of the outpatient clinic to meet the patients who come to the hospital.
Liu Xiajun reminds that children should seek medical treatment in time when having colds and fevers, and must not be careless, especially beware of influenza viruses. " flu is very similar to cold symptoms, but the symptoms are serious. Children are at a high risk for influenza, especially children younger than 5 years old. After suffering from influenza, they will definitely experience lower respiratory tract infections, such as influenza pneumonia; there are other types of complications, such as central nervous system complications, cardiovascular system, myocardial damage, etc.."
cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease "Autumn Anniversary" The elderly should pay attention to
weather changes affect not only children, but many elderly people have also suffered from old problems. "There are many patients in our department recently. Most of the elderly have seen acute upper respiratory tract, coronary heart disease, and hypertension, ." Luo Haijun, director of the emergency department of Huaihua Fifth People's Hospital, said that the number of emergency patients admitted to the hospital in the past two days has increased significantly, mostly elderly patients, which has a lot to do with weather changes. He said that the elderly cannot adapt to low temperatures, which induces diseases, and cardiovascular and respiratory diseases such as heart disease, hypertension, emphysema, , and asthma.
Luo Haijun said that the recent period is the high incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases . This is a transitional season. The cold and warmth in autumn often recurs, and the cold returns to the temperature, and then the cold is cold, making it difficult for patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases to prevent. As the temperature drops, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases are very likely to contract, causing insufficient blood supply to the heart and brain, and inducing or aggravating cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
"The elderly have poor adaptability, especially those suffering from hypertension, atherosclerosis, and diabetes . Because of severe vascular sclerosis, it is difficult to adapt to changes in the environment temperature, which is very easy to cause continuous dilation and contraction of cerebral blood vessels, causing complications such as cerebral hemorrhage, stroke , and myocardial infarction." Luo Haijun specifically stated that the temperature in our city dropped sharply some time ago, and the blood vessels in the elderly have contracted and thinned, which can easily cause insufficient blood supply to the heart and brain.
"The most important thing is to pay attention to preventing cold and keeping warm. This is the most important way for middle-aged and elderly people to avoid cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in autumn and winter." Luo Haijun told reporters that preventing cold and keeping warm can not only effectively prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, but also prevent colds and gastrointestinal diseases.
Doctors suggest: Strengthen exercise to improve physical resistance
Luo Haijun also reminds that climate change has been repeated in recent times, which is a period of frequent occurrence of various diseases. Citizens should timely increase and decrease clothes according to weather changes, strengthen nutrition, avoid excessive fatigue, maintain a good attitude, strengthen exercise, and improve physical resistance. If you find physical discomfort, you should go to the hospital in time to avoid delaying the condition
How should the elderly prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases? He suggested that in addition to keeping warm and dispelling cold, we should also control our mouths, open our legs and take medicine reasonably. "First of all, we must control a light diet, low salt, low fat, low sugar, and reasonable nutritional combination. Secondly, we need to maintain appropriate exercise to keep the heart running relatively smoothly."
patients with underlying diseases such as hypertension and diabetes are high-incidence groups of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Such groups must follow the doctor's advice to adhere to standardized medication to avoid fluctuations in indicators such as blood pressure, blood sugar, blood lipids, and other indicators. At the same time, we must pay attention to changes in relevant indicators through regular monitoring, and adjust the drugs or treatment plans in a timely manner under the guidance of doctors to prevent the aggravation of the condition.
For children, Liu Xiajun recommends that parents try not to take their children to places with dense crowds and high risk of cross-infection. Once the child feels unwell, he should go to the hospital for medical treatment in time. At the same time, we must strengthen outdoor activities and physical exercise, ventilate more, wash hands frequently, supplement nutrition, pay attention to a balanced diet, and ensure adequate rest.
"If the child has a cold recently, try not to get vaccinated. If the cold is cured, you can get influenza vaccine and pneumonia vaccine." Liu Xiajun said that vaccination is still one of the economical and effective means, which can prevent children from getting pneumonia or respiratory infection.
At the same time, citizens should pay attention to their diet, add or reduce clothes, maintain indoor ventilation, and exercise appropriately to enhance physical fitness and prevent influenza.
