Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 2: Government Medical College, Cardiology Department, HoD, Dr Sushil Sharma and his team conducted a day long camp with the inmates of Bal Niketan, Ved Mandir, Ambphalla Jammu today.
Dr. Sushil said no doubt the harmful and deadly effects of tobacco consumption operates equally among diverse sections of the society, it is, however, important to highlight that some sections of the society are more vulnerable keeping in view their standing in particular gender, age or locality.
He mentioned that among all the major vulnerable groups, children seem to be the worst sufferer of this problem. “Maternal smoking, maternal exposure to second hand smoke or children themselves consuming or exposed to second hand smoke fall easy prey to tobacco induced diseases, and to be specific primarily due to the fault of others. Young children exposed to second hand smoke are at risk of the onset and exacerbation of asthma, pneumonia and bronchitis, and frequent lower respiratory infections,” he said.
During his interaction, Dr Sharma highlighted that an estimated 60,000 children die before the age 5 of lower respiratory infections caused by second hand smoke. Those who live on into adulthood continue to suffer the health consequences of second hand exposure, as frequent lower respiratory infections in early childhood significantly increase the risk of developing the disease in adulthood.
He advised younger generation to stay away from both active and passive form of smoking and discourage use of tobacco in any form. “Quitting smoking is the single best thing you can do for your heart health”.
Others, who were part of this compassionate move, included Dr Nasir Ali Choudhary (Cardiologist). Paramedics and volunteers, who were part of the team, included Rohit Chalotra, Raghav Rajput, Kamal Sharma, Gourav Heera, Nitin Verma, Maninder Singh, Gourav Sharma, Kirtibhat, Manav Khurana, Vikas Gupta, Akhilesh Kumar, Sandeep Kohli, Aman Sharma, Rohit Chalotra, Akshay Kumar, Vikas Kumar and Raj Kumar.
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