According to the Department of Environmental Health Management (Ministry of Health), in the cold season there are some common health problems that are: colds, asthma, pharyngitis, pneumonia ...
Nguyen Thi Lien Huong, director of the Health Environment Management Agency under the Ministry of Health, said that many provinces in the North and North of Vietnam have suffered from cold weather, Common diseases in the cold season; In particular, people have been hospitalized, death by carbon monoxide CO (people burn charcoal honey, charcoal to warm).
According to the Ministry of Health, in the cold season, people may experience some health problems such as colds, asthma, pharyngitis, pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, influenza, stroke, gas poisoning coal for heating, cooking ...
The main cause is that people are exposed for too long, working in a cold environment or possibly due to sudden environmental changes, especially for the elderly, young children and pregnant women. People with chronic diseases are more susceptible to infection.
Recently, the Health Environment Management Agency has collaborated with relevant agencies to develop a "Guide to Winter Health Care for the Community and Employees" to help people actively prevent some problems. Common health in the cold season.
Keep the body warm
In the cold season, the Ministry of Health recommends restricting people to go outdoors when the weather is too cold and windy, especially between 9am and 6am; When out, should be equipped with enough warm clothes to cover the wind like jacket, pants are thick enough to keep heat, shawls, hats, gloves, socks, masks ...;
Always keep your body dry, avoid getting wet especially in the neck, arms, legs when going to the streets and when sleeping to limit the cold.
Do not take a late night after 22h00, bathing too long or bathing where not windy because of the possibility of thermal shock, life-threatening. Use warm water for bathing, body cleaning.
Nasopharyngectomy to prevent disease
In winter, each person needs regular oral hygiene, gargling with warm water with diluted salt helps to antiseptic neck and throat and reduce sore throat; keep warm neck, liver sleep when sleeping. Wash hands frequently with soap to remove bacteria; Vaccination to prevent influenza.
Nutritional supplements
Eat, drink enough energy to protect the body against cold. In daily meals, it is necessary to add 4 basic groups (starch, protein, fat, vitamins and minerals). For heavy workers, the elderly and children need more amounts of starch, protein, fat, and vitamins than other seasons to boost body heat, especially in supplementation. Vitamin A, C to enhance the body's resistance. Avoid eating cold food, take food from the refrigerator because it makes the body cold.
Limit alcohol intake because the blood vessels that cause hypertension can lead to stroke or death. Avoid beverages that contain caffeine.
Chronic disease control
People who suffer from hypertension, cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory distress syndrome, musculoskeletal disfigurement ... have been diagnosed, they must adhere to the principle of medicine, exercise and nutrition. Reasonable according to doctor's instructions.
Do not use charcoal in closed rooms
Absolutely do not use charcoal, charcoal to burn and warm up in a tight room. If the weather is too cold to use coal, use only in short time, open the door to ensure ventilation and only warm when people are awake; Do not use the heater overnight and close the door;
When using electrical blankets, they must be carefully checked before use to prevent damage, ensure insulation and insulation of the wire. No wet cleaning to avoid short circuit. Turn on enough warm mode and when warm enough, turn off before use.
Regular checkups
When there is headache, dizziness, chest discomfort, numbness, numbness, need to go to health facilities to check health. Hypothermia such as chills, fatigue, confusion, memory loss, speech disturbance and drowsiness ... also need attention to regulate temperature, warmth and very common in home, young children Be very careful.
When cold cough, fever should see the doctor to have appropriate diagnosis and treatment. Do not buy drugs especially antibiotics to drink.
