Re: China - Airport and schools closed as visibility only 10 meters due to smog emergency in Harbin, Heilongjiang province
Translation Google
Haze caused by the people of Harbin sore throat, coughing
At 8:55 on October 22, 2013 Source: JERUSALEM
21, Harbin, fog and haze so that all citizens staggering, outdoor visibility is less than ten meters to public travel and living inconvenience. Meanwhile, the Second Hospital of Harbin Medical experts said the haze makes a variety of diseases swoop, many people appeared throat discomfort, dry skin, sore eyes, upper respiratory tract infection, cough or fever and other symptoms, these symptoms may be taking foundation anti-inflammatory drugs relieve throat discomfort.
It is understood, PM refers to the suspended particles, PM2.5 refers to a diameter of 2.5 microns or less fine suspended particles, also called particulate matter into the lungs, such particles are suspended in the air "killer." PM2.5 to the crowd, especially in patients with respiratory diseases, aging and ailing people, children and other sensitive populations, health hazards have been recognized by the international community. Recently, the Harbin City consecutive severe fog and haze, air pollution, which contains a lot of fog and haze of dust and acid, alkali and other substances.
"In such a short period in the air, causing respiratory infections can increase the chance of easily cause lung infection, induced bronchitis, chronic emphysema, pharyngitis, asthma and other chronic diseases, acute attack." According to the director of Thoracic Surgery, the Second Hospital of Harbin Medical University Professor Zhang Linyou that susceptible population includes patients with chronic bronchitis, emphysema, elderly and children less resistance, if long-term exposure to polluted air, it is possible to cause lung cancer.
Chang Lin Friends reminded the public that the current of this fog and haze, do not open the window ventilation, should not go out as much as possible, avoid outdoor fitness activities; such as the case must go out, try to avoid going to a densely populated area, and want to wear a mask; drink water, eat more vegetables and fruits, nutritional supplement, enhance their resistance; attention to rest.
HMU two main Rendeng Ying hospital emergency medicine, said the public can grow some green plants in the indoor air purification, air purification equipment can be used in moderation, although the effect is minimal, but can be improved to some extent air microcirculation. If you feel throat discomfort obvious, you can take some tablets to relieve symptoms, it can take some basic anti-inflammatory drugs. Diet can choose fungus, onions, tomatoes and other detoxification effect of food, drink plenty of water, to ensure adequate rest.
In addition, the ENT doctor Professor Xiao Bo in today's admissions were found in the process, there are many patients with pharyngitis in this weather has acute situation, it is understood, ophthalmology, dermatology patients because there are dozens of the effect of weather occurs eyes, skin dryness situation. Ophthalmic diseases such as conjunctivitis, dry eye will also attack against such a situation, an ophthalmologist Zhang Xue Fei suggested that they could use some artificial tears, or have anti-inflammatory eye drops for relief.
"The weather is usually only make the original disease aggravated, does not cause disease outbreaks, because this is a slow process of long-term morbidity."
(Lihua Hong Sun Yu Miao reporter Rui)
http://finance.chinanews.com/ny/2013/10-22/5407007.shtml
