According to a report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 6, about one-fourth of all children under the age of 5 in the world are considered to have originated from environmental issues such as air pollution and water pollution. WHO believes that the death of children can be prevented by improving environmental conditions, and calls on governments to take measures.
The report shows that the number of children under the age of 5 who died in 2012 was approximately 6.55 million. According to calculations, the main cause of death for about 171 million people, which accounted for 26% of the total, is environmental issues.
Pneumonia and asthma most hurt children
The disease that causes the greatest number of deaths is respiratory diseases such as pneumonia, which is approximately 570,000 people. The report pointed out that the main cause is air pollution and inhalation of secondhand smoke. Asthma has become one of the most serious chronic diseases facing children around the world.
As a global issue, the report points out that the emission of e-waste (harmful substances) caused by the failure to fully collect mobile phones and the increase in carbon dioxide caused by global warming may be adversely affecting children's health.
Children's lungs sing five
According to the World Health Organization, pneumonia is the single largest killer of deaths of young children under the age of 5 in the world. Yang Weizhong, deputy director of the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, pointed out that pneumonia has become the first cause of death of children under the age of 5 in China. The burden of pneumonia in children in China is global. Ranked second.
Children with low immunity are prone to catch cold during autumn and winter, causing upper respiratory tract infections. The inflammation spreads to the lungs. The symptoms of fever and cough are first. If the fever does not continue, the cough becomes worse and it may turn into pneumonia. Jin Guang, director of the Department of Respiratory Medicine at Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, pointed out that the prevention of childhood pneumonia should pay attention to -
Breastfeeding: Breast milk allows the baby's immune system to function properly and is the most natural and direct and effective way to enhance your child's immune system.
Director Jin said that children with strong immunity will not be easily infected or have a cold, even if the cold does not easily develop into pneumonia. Malnutrition children's defensive ability to the disease is inherently low, their respiratory muscles are also weak, and the ability to clear away respiratory secretions is insufficient. Once pneumonia is aggravated. Therefore, insisting on breastfeeding is the primary task of preventing pneumonia.
Clean air: First of all, pay attention to indoor ventilation, adhere to open the window for at least 15 minutes after getting up in the morning and after dinner; you can also cultivate some plants such as aloe, spider plant, ivy, Monstera and Sansevieria in the room; Take children to more public places with poor ventilation. When the weather is fine, bring more children to outdoor activities. Conditions permitting can be done regularly to detect indoor environmental pollution and be aware of your own living environment.
Vaccination: Vaccination can significantly reduce the risk of children becoming infected with pneumonia and consequently death. In particular, infants and children under the immune system must be vaccinated, which can play a good preventive role.
Preventing colds: During the cold season, children with weaker physical status should be prevented as soon as possible. For example, you can drink Banlangen granules, flu vaccines in a timely manner, and physical exercise to enhance your physical fitness. Every few days, you can use indoor vinegar fumigation for 1 to 2 hours to kill. Usually to guide children not to picky eaters, not partial eclipse, eat more foods rich in zinc and vitamin C, improve immunity, these are necessary preventive measures.
Diet conditioning: dry in the fall and winter, to give the baby more water and lungs to add food. For example, oysters, pears, white fungus, etc., the baby can be more than 6 months of steamed boiled dumplings made of mud, more than 14 months of the baby can eat oysters fried, 2 years old baby can eat in addition to fry After the quail is cooked and eaten cold, you can put kelp, lotus root, and pork ribs together to give your baby soup.
Asthma medication parents “cheat†doctors
The 2008 revised “Guide to Diagnosis and Prevention of Children’s Bronchial Asthma†pointed out: The prevention and treatment of asthma should adhere to the principle of long-term, continuous, standardized and individualized. However, two famous pediatric experts said that the compliance of children with asthma in China is not satisfactory, and parents have misunderstandings about the treatment of asthma.
“Our pediatricians often joke that parents are always being 'cheated' by the parents of the children,†said Professor Hong Jianguo, deputy director of the China Allergy Society and director of pediatrics at the First People’s Hospital of Shanghai Jiaotong University, when parents give medicines to children. Often do not follow the doctor's request to stop the drug on their own, resulting in poor control of asthma and recurrent attacks.
“The day before yesterday, a parent who had seen my doctor’s visit came to my clinic because of a child’s asthma attack. I asked if the last time he started was in use. The parents said that they had not stopped, but I only gave him a month. The medicine, which passed 40 days, left half of them.†Why did parents not insist on letting children use medicine? Professor Hung analyzed that first of all, parents had misunderstandings about the long-term use of asthma, and after the improvement of the effect of the acute phase, the medicine was discontinued. Studies have shown that the clinical compliance of children with asthma in the first year is only about 70%, and then it will drop sharply.†Professor Shen Kunling, director of the Pediatric Society of the Chinese Medical Association, also has a deep understanding of this.
Some parents will have "hormonal fears", fear of anti-inflammatory drug resistance and safety of hormone therapy. In fact, the use of aerosol inhalation to treat the drug is very small, there is no question of resistance to continuous use, with the improvement of control, the use of dose gradually decreased rather than increased. "The key is to adhere to the long-term standardization of individualized treatment. The family is actually the best place to control asthma. We can give parents a plan for family medical treatment. The sick children can be treated with inhalation in a familiar environment," Professor Hong emphasized.
Prof Shen Kunling also stated that “Children with asthma in China account for a large proportion of preschool age (less than 6 years of age). When they inhale, they cannot cooperate with inhalation. Inhalation does not require children to ensure effective inhalation. Parents can master it at home." (Integrated from Global Network, Health Times)
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