When the normal breathing of the body is disrupted, the technique of artificially supplying air to the body’s respiratory organs and keeping the exhalation and inhalation open by gas exchange is called artificial respiration. CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) or cardiopulmonary resuscitation is very suitable for this. The person who gives CPR is called Rescur. Students, teachers, social workers, police, firemen, army members can become rescuers with training.
Ways to quit smoking
1. Family support: With the support, advice and guidance of family members, a smoker can quit smoking very easily.
2. Support of friends: Smoking starts with the support of bad friends and smoking is cured with the support of good friends.
3. Deep breathing: When a smoker takes deep breaths, his mind calms down and tension decreases. At one point, his need to smoke was reduced.
4. Regular exercise: Regular exercise reduces stress. It reduces the level of smoking.
5. Removal of smoking materials: Smoking materials like bidis, cigarettes, tobacco, lighters, ashtrays etc. should be removed.
6. Drink water: If a smoker drinks a lot of water, nicotine, tar and other harmful substances are removed from the body.
7. Cessation of funding: All sources of funding for smoking should be discontinued.
8. Supplements: Smokers chew gum and ginger orally to reduce intoxication.
How does cigarette smoke harm smokers?
(i) Cigarette smoking contains 56 harmful chemicals including nicotine. During smoking, the smoke enters the body of the non-smoker through inhalation. This is called second hand smoking. Non-smokers suffer greatly due to second hand smoking.
(ii) The lung and alveolar walls of the smoker become thin, weak and destroyed.
(iii) Cigarette smoke destroys the alveoli of the smoker’s lungs and creates spaces inside. This is called emphysema. In this disease, the respiratory area of the lungs decreases and the elasticity decreases.
(iv) Cancer-causing cells and tumor-like growths may develop in lungs of non-smokers. Toxic nicotine and tar cause lung cancer.
(v) The cilia of the walls of the alveoli of the lungs of non-smokers may be destroyed. It can cause bronchitis.
(vi) Women who smoke are more likely to be infertile and have malformed children.
(vii) Secondhand smoke can cause pneumonia and asthma in children.
Harmful aspects of smoking
1. Lung cancer: One of the causes of lung cancer is smoking. Tobacco smoke contains cancer-causing tars, nitrosamines, polynuclear hydrocarbons, etc. These substances enter the lungs during smoking and cause cancer.
2. Pleurisy: Inflammation of the lining of the lungs or pleura is called pleurisy. Nicotine in tobacco causes the lung pleura to swell and produce fluid pus. It disturbs breathing.
3. Bronchitis: It is called bronchitis when mucus accumulates in the trachea or lungs. Carbon monoxide in cigarette smoke paralyzes the cilia of the trachea and bronchi. So much cilia keep swinging.
4. Emphysema: Cigarette smoke destroys the walls of the alveoli and creates empty spaces in the lungs. This is called emphysema. In this disease, the respiratory area of the lungs decreases and the elasticity decreases.
5. Tuberculosis: Excessive smoking causes tuberculosis.
6. Heart attack: Carbon monoxide is absorbed in the hemoglobin of the smoker’s blood. Carbon monoxide helps cholesterol build up inside the arteries. It narrows the arteries and causes a heart attack.
7. Fibrosis: Thickening of the lung wall is called fibrosis. Smoking thickens the thin walls of the lungs and impairs breathing.
8. Whooping cough: Mucus comes out of the lungs due to smoking. It is called Udgari cough.
9. Chest pain and vomiting: Smokers have chest pain and vomiting.
10. Corona: Lungs of smokers are damaged. Therefore, if infected with corona, the possibility of death is high.
Respiratory Complex Due to Smoking
Smoking is deadly for health and lungs. It is not possible to avoid this damage if you do not give up the bad habit of smoking. There are two types of smoking. Active and passive smoking.
1. Active smoking: When the smoker deliberately inhales the smoke emitted from burning cigarettes, bidis, cigars etc. directly into the lungs, it is called active smoking. As a result of active smoking, cancer-causing substances including nicotine, tar, carbon monoxide directly enter the lungs.
2. Passive smoking: When the smoke that spreads in the environment from burning cigarettes, bidis, cigars etc., enters the lungs of a non-smoker unintentionally, it is called passive smoking. As a result of passive smoking, cancer-causing substances including nicotine, tar, carbon monoxide enter the lungs.
X-ray characteristics of the lungs of smokers
1. Lung size increases.
2. Alveoli are reduced in number, destroyed, darkened.
3. There are black spots on the lungs.
4. The walls of the lungs and alveoli are destroyed.
5. The cilia of the inner wall of the lungs are destroyed.
6. X-ray film of lungs is not completely black and hazy as an impression.
7. Any empty space or emphysema is seen in the lungs.
8. There are secondary growths such as cancer and tumors.
X-ray characteristics of the human lung
1. Lung shape is normal.
2. The number of alveoli is normal.
3. There are no black spots in the lungs.
4. The walls of the lungs and alveoli are normal and strong.
5. Normal cilia are present in the lining of the lungs.
6. X-ray film of lungs is black and all areas are clear and clear.
7. No spaces or emphysema are seen in the lungs.
8. There are no secondary growths like cancer and tumors.
Lung-Comparison of X-ray film
The human thorax consists of two light pink sponge-like lungs. It causes the exchange of CO2 and O2. Smoking damages the lungs. Bidi and cigarettes contain chemicals such as nicotine, tar, arsenic, methane, ammonia, carbon monoxide, hydrogen cyanide. These chemicals damage the lungs. There are differences between the lungs of smokers and non-smokers. For example-
1. Black and white spots: Obvious spots can be seen between the black and white spots on X-ray images of the lungs of smokers. The black spots in the smoker’s lungs are blurred.
2. Transparency: X-ray images of the lung of a smoker do not show balanced transparency in the alveoli. An X-ray image of a smoker’s lung shows moderate opacity in the alveoli.
3. Wall: The lung and alveolar walls of non-smokers are normal and strong. A smoker’s lung and alveolar walls are thin and weak.
4. Emphysema: Cigarette smoke destroys the alveoli of the lungs and creates spaces inside. This is called emphysema. Lung x-rays in non-smokers show no signs of emphysema. X-rays of the lungs of smokers show signs of emphysema. In this disease, the respiratory area of the lungs decreases and the elasticity decreases.
5. Cancer cells: X-ray images of lungs of non-smokers do not show cancer cells. X-ray images of smokers’ lungs show cancer-causing cells. Toxic nicotine and tar cause lung cancer. 90% of lung cancers are caused by smoking.
6. Cilia: The cilia of alveolar walls are normal in X-ray images of lung in infants. X-ray images of the lungs of smokers show loss of cilia in the walls of the alveoli. It causes mucus accumulation in the trachea and inflammation. It is called bronchitis.
7. Tumor: No signs of tumor can be seen in the x-ray image of lungs of non-smokers. X-ray images of the lungs of smokers show small tumor subgrowths.
8. Heredity: Women who smoke are more likely to be infertile and have birth defects. Adhumpai doesn’t have much chance.
9. Water accumulation: X-ray films of non-smokers do not detect water accumulation in the lungs. X-ray films of smokers can detect fluid accumulation in the lungs.
10. Reflection: The reflection of the lungs and heart of non-smokers is normal and proportional. A smoker’s heart has a smaller diameter than that of the lungs.
Otitis Media-Prevention
1. Do not itch the ears.
2. Children should drink mother’s milk for 12 months.
3. While bottle feeding, the baby should be held up and fed.
4. Care should be taken that water does not enter the nose. Better not to swim.
5. Stay away from air pollution.
6. Avoid smoking. Children should be kept in non-smoking areas.
7. Cold cannot be applied to the body. There should be a high atmosphere.
8. Children should be given pre-immunococcal vaccine.
Otitis Media-Treatment
1. Applying pressure to the infected ear with a soft and warm cloth relieves the pain.
2. If the pain is severe, the child feels relief if he does light work. For example, reading books, exercising, playing sports etc.
3. Medicines, drops, antihistamines, antibiotics etc. can be used as per doctor’s advice.
4. A tympanostomy tube can be used to stop the pus discharge within 6 months.