According to the experimental results, the impact of second-hand smoke on health is similar to that of smokers. The incidence of lung cancer increases by 20%-50% for a person who does not smoke himself but whose spouse smokes, and the infection rate of innocent people living in secondhand smoke is 20%-30%. Some specific groups of people, such as women, have almost the same number of deaths from the above diseases due to passive inhalation of second-hand smoke as smokers. For children, this result is even more terrible.
According to the report of the US Environmental Protection Agency, children are the biggest victims of environmental pollution. Usually, children will experience higher environmental exposure than adults, and they will breathe more air per pound of body weight than adults, thus inhaling more pollutants. Coupled with the hyperactivity of children, poor self-protection ability and imperfect immune function, they are most vulnerable to pollutants.
What are the hazards of second-hand smoke to children? According to the assessment of the World Health Organization, the hazards of second-hand smoke to children's health mainly include asthma, sudden infant death syndrome, tracheitis, pneumonia and ear inflammation. There are about 1900 to 2700 cases of sudden infant death syndrome in the United States every year, which is also considered to be related to the pollution of second-hand smoke. Secondhand smoke is the main cause of asthma in children. A study shows that the combination of second-hand smoke and indoor mites will make the incidence of asthma in preschool children higher, especially in families where parents smoke, and the chances of their children suffering from related diseases are much higher than those in non-smoking families.
Secondhand smoke can cause respiratory diseases. For infants before 1 year old, the more common problems caused by secondhand smoke are respiratory diseases, such as bronchitis and pneumonia. Because children's resistance is poor, once these diseases appear in children, they are difficult to cure, and may be several times a year. After illness, the resistance becomes worse, which will lead to the child's body entering an infinite cycle, and illness-decreased resistance-illness.
Secondhand smoke can easily lead to otitis media in children. Secondhand smoke can slow down the development of children's lung function and cause otitis media in children. If it is not handled properly, it will cause hearing damage. Many people think that children smoking on the balcony and outside the door will not be affected. In fact, pollutants from smoking and burning will be adsorbed on hair and clothes. People who finish smoking always have a strong smell of smoke. When they have intimate interaction with children, such as hugging or even kissing, these attachments will enter the child's body.
Secondhand smoke makes children cry easily, but it is difficult to appease them. According to Aymond, an epidemiologist at Brown University in the United States, Professor Shenasa's research shows that mothers who smoke during pregnancy give birth to? Crying at night? Twice as many as non-smoking mothers. A scholar once investigated the parents of 253 children. Among them, the father smokes less than 10 a day, and the children cry at night, accounting for 45%. If parents or family members smoke, even pregnant women inhale a lot of second-hand smoke during pregnancy, it will affect the sleep of the fetus after birth.
The child is so young that once the child has health problems, the whole family will suffer. If it's just a matter of face, is it important to have a healthy face? When the children were young, smoking was not allowed in our family. We smoked in the corridor and walked with us for ten or twenty minutes after smoking. If you are an old smoker, the smell of smoke won't disappear.
In addition to smoking, these adult behaviors will affect the baby's health. When we express our love for the baby, we will choose to kiss the child, especially the child's close relatives. But for babies, especially those six months ago, their resistance is very weak and their skin is very fragile. Adult kissing will leave saliva on the baby's skin, which may lead to rash, allergy and even death.
Dr. Zhang Silai once said in the Weibo that he had treated a newborn who died of septicemia caused by Staphylococcus aureus infection. The newborn is the only child of three generations. Grandparents at home are so happy that they hold their children in their arms and kiss them every day. The source of infection was a small pustule on their grandfather's chin, which caused the child to die of infection. Many families have the habit of kissing babies. From the perspective of children's health, it is best not to kiss children casually.
Don't wash your hands and hold the baby. After the epidemic has passed, many people should get sick. Wear masks and wash their hands before entering the door. But in life, many families don't wash their hands before holding their children, especially many elderly people. It's not that old people don't want to, it's just a habit that they haven't developed all their lives. There will be a lot of viruses and bacteria at work, especially during the flu season, so no matter who you are, you'd better wash your hands before holding your baby to avoid bringing the virus to your child. Children are the hope of a family. When children can't protect themselves, parents need to shoulder the heavy responsibility of protecting children. So I think mom should learn to say no when it is time to say no.