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Ludhiana, Alert For Heart Patient: The smoke of the straw is also overshadowing human health. Poor air quality during paddy harvesting season is leading to serious diseases related to lungs, breathing, and heart. On Sunday, 265 incidents of stubble burning were reported in the district. A layer of smoke is seen floating in the sky due to burning of straw.
Dr. Pradeep Kapoor, Chest Disease Specialist of Mohandei Oswal Hospital, says that during the paddy harvesting season, the number of patients with respiratory and lung diseases increases significantly in his hospital. Straw smoke is very dangerous for patients suffering from asthma, COPD, heart and kidney diseases. If patients remain in contact with this smoke for a long time, their lame damage can occur. Stress increases on the heart, which increases the chances of heart attack. Asthma patients are not able to breathe even due to the accumulation of smoke particles in the respiratory tract.
Straw smoke is also fatal for pregnant women
On the other hand, Dr. Vinas Bansal, a gynecologist at SPS Hospital, says that the smoke of the starch is very dangerous for pregnant women. If a pregnant woman is exposed to smoke again and again, it affects fetal growth. The growth of the baby also has a bad effect.
He said that due to lack of complete oxygen, labor pens are started before time. Apart from this, this smoke proves fatal for pregnant women who are asthmatic. Because the smoke starts developing respiratory disease. Due to which the mother-child is at risk.
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Stubble causes damage to lungs and heart
On the other hand, according to Dr. RP Singh, a cardiologist at Pancham Hospital, stubble burns by farmers in Punjab cause great damage to lungs and heart. For a week, if a healthy person unknowingly inhales the smoke of the straw into their body, it can cause infection in the lungs and bronchial asthma, while for many years, due to continuous smoke, the person also gets lung cancer. Not only this, when the particles of hazardous gases present in the smoke of straw are entered in the body through inhalation, then they settle in the blood vessels. Due to which the nerves shrink.
May cause brain damage
On the other hand, Dr. Monica Singla, DMCH's neurologist, says that when starch is burnt, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide gases are produced from it. If a person stays in contact with these gases for a long time, it can cause brain damage. Memory may be very low. While the head becomes heavy due to problems such as suffocation when exposed to smoke in a short time, nervousness occurs. Headaches start to complain.
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