After a long wait of 17 days, our workers trapped in the tunnel have been rescued safely. This moment was very emotional when the workers trapped in dense darkness for 17 days were being taken out. For 17 days, day and night, the entire country was praying for his safety. Now these laborers have been taken to the hospital for physical examination. Where they will be examined and given proper treatment. Along with causing external injuries, this accident may have caused internal harm to the workers as well. There is a danger of infection in the lungs of these laborers who are forced to breathe amidst dust and mud in dense darkness for 17 days.
effect on lungs
You can imagine what small particles of dust do to our condition amid pollution, then how bad would breathing in this dust for 17 days have affected our lungs.
In such a situation, he will be seriously examined and it will also be seen how much his lungs have been affected due to this accident.
After spending 17 days in this condition, infection can be seen in their lungs. After being taken out, there is a suspicion of lung related disease.
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These problems can happen
- Shortness of breath
- Lung infection
- fill lungs with water
- TB
- There may be a problem of cough
risk of hypoxia
According to Dr. Nitin Rathi, senior pulmonologist at Dharamshila Narayana Superspeciality Hospital, workers may also suffer from hypoxia due to being buried for so long and being hungry. For this, there is a need to keep the workers under observation for 48 to 72 hours and during this time their symptoms need to be monitored. If there is any serious problem then treatment will be done accordingly.
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These tests will have to be done
Report comes within 24 hours
After the reports of all these tests come within 24 hours, if there is any problem then it needs to be treated. In such a situation, it may take a week for the workers to recover completely. Therefore, the administration should conduct internal investigations along with external investigation of all the workers who have come out, so that the workers do not have any kind of lung related complaint for a long time.
