The Delhi Hospital Sees 10% More Patients Suffering From Respiratory Disease After Diwali

The Delhi hospital sees 10% more patients suffering from respiratory disease after Diwali

New Delhi, Nov 14, : .The Medical Director of Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital in Delhi said that there has been an 8-10% increase in the number of patients with respiratory issues after Diwali.
Talking to IANS, Dr Suresh Kumar said that they everyday have 10-12 patients visiting the hospital with breathing problems.IANS spoke to Dr Suresh Kumar, who stated that the hospital sees 10-12 patients every day with breathing problems.

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“Air pollution has become a major issues post Diwali.Air pollution is a serious problem post Diwali.Elderly people and chlidren are the main victim of the pollution,” he said, adding that long-term exposure to chronically high PM 2.5 levels weakens the lungs’ ability to function.He said that the main victims of pollution are elderly people and children.

The air quality in Delhi improved marginally on Sunday from Saturday’s “severe” to “very poor category”.

On Sunday, Delhi’s air quality improved marginally from Saturday’s “severe”, to “very poor” category.According to the forecast from the Air Quality Early Warning System, the AQI will continue to remain in the “very poor” category till at least Tuesday.

The Air Quality Early Warning System forecasts that the AQI will remain in the “very bad” category until Tuesday, according to their predictions.

About the pollution caused respiratory and other problems, Dr Kumar said that they have capacity for 120 patients but due to the outbreak in pollution-related diseases post Diwali, they are getting around 140 patients every day in the hospital.Dr.Kumar stated that the hospital has the capacity to care for 120 patients, but due the outbreak of pollution-related diseases after Diwali, the hospital is seeing around 140 patients per day.

He said the emergency and OPD wards are getting average 140 patients in total, with all types of problems, but most of them are suffering with respiratory and dipping levels of oxygen.According to him, the OPD and emergency wards receive on average 140 patients per day.Many of these patients have all sorts of issues, but they are most likely suffering from respiratory problems and low oxygen levels.It also includes the rising number of asthma cases in children.This includes children with asthma.

About the preventive measures, he said that only two things – use of masks and avoiding stepping outside – can protect people from such rising level of pollution.

He said that the only preventive measures against rising levels of pollution are using masks and staying away from the outside.

He added that the high level of PM 2.5 particles at this time can lead to lung infections, irritation in eyes, and respiratory problems.He said that high levels of PM2.5 particles can cause lung irritations, eye irritation, and other respiratory problems.

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