I-American Lung Association eHawaii ku-COVID-19: Yeka ukubhema nokuqhuma

Njengoba izakhamizi zaseHawaii zibhekene nesifo se-coronavirus (Covid-19) ubhadane, kubalulekile ukuthi wonke umuntu avikele impilo yakhe futhi anciphise ukusabalala kwalesi sifo esibi samaphaphu ngezinyathelo zezempilo zomphakathi njengokugeza izandla, ukuhlanza izindawo nokuqhela komphakathi. Ngokwengeziwe, i- I-American Lung Association eHawaii kusikhumbuza ukuthi isinyathelo esibalulekile sokwenza ngcono impilo ngokushesha futhi sigweme nezimpawu ezimbi kakhulu zalesi sifo ukuyeka ukubhema nokuqhuma.

Wonke umuntu usengozini yezinkinga ezinkulu ezivela ku-COVID-19, ikakhulukazi labo abasengozini enkulu, njengabantu abadala asebekhulile noma labo abanesifo samaphaphu esingapheli noma abangenakuzivikela. Muva nje, iZikhungo Zokulawulwa Kwezifo nazo zikhombe ababhemayo njengeqembu labantu abasengozini enkulu yokugula okunzima uma bethola lesi sifo.

“Kubalulekile ukuvimbela ukuthola i-COVID-19 kwasekuqaleni, kodwa futhi kubalulekile ukuthi senze konke okusemandleni ukugcina amaphaphu ethu enempilo ukugwema imiphumela emibi yalesi sifo,” kusho uPedro Haro, uMqondisi Omkhulu we-American Lung Association eHawaii. “Ukubhema nokuhwamuka kulimaza amaphaphu, kushiya izicubu zamaphaphu zivutha, zibuthaka futhi zisengozini yokutheleleka. Futhi ukusetshenziswa kukagwayi kufakazelwe ukulimaza amasosha ethu omzimba namaseli wokufaka umoya oqukethe i-cilia ebusweni bawo, okungabavikeli bethu ababalulekile ekulweni namagciwane afana ne-coronavirus yenoveli. Ngaphandle kwazo ukusebenza kahle, amaphaphu angashiywa engavikelekile kuleligciwane futhi abe sengozini yezinkinga ezinzima kakhulu zokungenwa yilesi sifo. ”

Ngenkathi kudingeka olunye ucwaningo nge-COVID-19, ucwaningo lwakamuva olushicilelwe yiNew England Journal of Medicine luthole ukuthi abantu ababhemayo banamathuba aphindwe ama-2.4 okuba nezimpawu ezinzima ezivela ku-COVID-19 uma kuqhathaniswa nalabo abangabhemi.

“Kudala sazi ukuthi ukuyeka ukubhema kuyinto eyodwa engcono kakhulu ongayenza empilweni yakho. Futhi kubaluleke kakhulu manje njengoba ukuyeka ukubhema nokuhwamuka kungawuhlomisa kangcono umzimba wakho ukulwa nalesi sifo, ”kusho uDkt Albert Rizzo, oyiChief Medical Officer ye-American Lung Association. “Njengodokotela, ngiyazi ukuthi kungaba nzima kanjani kubantu abaningi ukuyeka ukubhema. Futhi kungathatha imizamo eminingana yokuyeka ukuphumelela. Njengamanje, njengoba abantu abaningi behleli emakhaya noma behlukanisiwe, kungaba yithuba elihle lokwenza lowo mzamo wokuyeka. ”

Ungahle ube wedwa noma uqhelelene nomphakathi, kepha akudingeki uyeke wedwa. Kulabo abakulungele ukuzama ukuyeka, uDkt. Rizzo uncoma izindlela eziphumelelayo zokuyeka ukubhema futhi wanikeza izeluleko ezilandelayo:

• Khomba ukubhema noma ukuvusa izimbangela. Ukuqhelelana kwezenhlalo nokusebenza ekhaya kunganikeza ithuba elihle lokukhomba izimbangela kanye nokwakha kabusha izimpendulo, kugcina umuntu ezama ukuyeka ugwayi. Uma usebenza ekhaya noma uzihlukanise nomphakathi, ukuhlela kabusha indawo yokuhlala - ngisho nokuhambisa ifenisha ekhaya - kungasiza ukusetha kabusha amasiko ukugwema lokho okubangela.
• Thola ukwesekwa okufakazelwe. Yenza umzamo omkhulu wokuyeka ngokuqinisekisa ukuthi ukuyeka ukubhema kusebenza ngempumelelo noma izinsizakusebenza. Joyina Inkululeko Ekubhemeni ukuyeka ukubhema noma ushayele i-Lung HelpLine (1-800-LUNGUSA), futhi abeluleki bokuyeka ugwayi bazonikeza ukwesekwa kokwelulekwa okwenzelwe wena ukuze bahambe labo abafuna ukuyeka ngenqubo yesinyathelo ngasinye yezindlela ezisebenzayo zokuyeka ugwayi. Izinsizakalo zinikezwa ngeHawaii Quitline yaseHawaii ngokubiza i-1800-QUIT-MANJE.
• Hlala uxhumekile. Ngenkathi imiphakathi ingahle ibe yodwa emphakathini, uma kukhulunywa ngokuthola ukwesekwa kokuyeka ukubhema akekho noyedwa. Joyina umphakathi wethu wokuxhaswa oku-inthanethi ukuze uthole ukusekelwa ukuze uyeke unomphela.