Many hospitals in the city. Hanoi has recorded a sudden increase in the number of elderly people and children coming to visit for examination and treatment due to prolonged cold.

In recent days, the weather in the city. Hanoi was in the cold, the temperature dropped deeply, causing an increase in the number of patients entering the hospital, especially the elderly and young children.

Every day, at the medical examination department of hospitals in Hanoi, dozens or even hundreds of patients are examined, in which the main diseases are cardiovascular and respiratory diseases,...

As noted by the reporter of  Health & Life Newspaper , at the Department of Examination B, Huu Nghi Hospital, despite the cold weather, from early morning at the registration area for medical examination procedures, it was crowded with people. Patients are mainly elderly people, living in the city. Hanoi, suffering from major respiratory diseases (such as bronchitis, sinusitis, upper respiratory tract infection ...), diseases related to the heart, bones, joints, ...

Not only the elderly, young children are also vulnerable to sudden cold weather. In fact, at the Department of General Examination, National Children's Hospital, the number of children visiting the clinic due to the prolonged cold has increased, every day there are hundreds of cases, of which the number of children suffering from respiratory diseases is higher chief.

According to doctors, a deep drop in temperature is very dangerous to the health of children, especially children under the age of two, who are at risk of being hospitalized due to asthma, bronchiolitis, pneumonia, and respiratory failure. Some cases of allergic rhinitis, sore throat, fever, cough, runny nose, rhinitis ... Cold weather also creates favorable conditions for the virus to develop, causing the child's immune system to decline, loss of appetite, and loss of appetite. , crying.

To prevent diseases for young children, according to Dr. Nguyen Hoang Phong - Head of Respiratory Department 1, Children's Hospital 2, parents should train their children to wash their hands often, limit contact with sick people, gather in crowded places and wear masks for children. Do not allow children to change body temperature suddenly,...

Respiratory diseases such as bronchiolitis, pneumonia, asthma... are common and very dangerous diseases for children. As soon as the child shows unusual signs such as cough, runny nose, wheezing, crying, skipping feed, heavy breathing, rapid breathing, panting... parents need to take the child to the hospital for examination and treatment. timely treatment. Parents absolutely must not buy self-medication drugs or treat based on old prescriptions.

Source: Portal of the Ministry of Health.