The areas of dust storms often witness or what is also known as dirt storms, so what is their effect on health? How do we deal with it?
Dirt storms occur when strong winds arouse dry soil to form dark dense clouds, while storms usually last for only a few minutes, but they cause healthy risks and severe safety.
From spring to fall, dust storms and small dust storms are widely spread in certain areas.
Dust storms negatively affect the quality of the air and reduce vision, and may have negative effects on health, especially on people who are already suffering from breathing problems.
Dust and breathing
Dust particles in their size (non -inhaled) vary to the (inhaled) minute to the very minute (inhaleable).
Coarse dust particles usually reach inside the nose, mouth or throat only, yet smaller or micro particles can penetrate into sensitive areas of the respiratory system and lungs in a deeper way, and these smaller dust particles have a greater possibility to cause serious damage to your health.
Usually, dust storm storms tend to be rough or inhaleable, and do not pose a serious health threat to the general public, yet some people who suffer from previous respiratory problems – such as asthma and puffy lung – may face difficulties.
The symptoms of exposure to dust include the following:
- Eye, nose and throat irritation.
- Coughing.
- Safir when breathing.
The most at risk are:
- Infants, children and adolescents.
- the elderly.
- People with respiratory diseases, such as asthma, bronchitis and puffy lung.
- People with heart disease.
- People with diabetes.
For these people, exposure to a dust storm may lead to:
- Raising allergic reactions and asthma attacks.
- Serious respiratory problems.
- Contribute to cardiovascular disease.
- The prolonged exposure to air dust can lead to chronic breathing and lung problems, and possibly heart diseases.
Health reserves
The following precautions can help you protect yourself and reduce the negative effects of a dust storm:
- Avoid external activities.
- If you have to go out, the least possible time is possible.
- Cover your nose and your mouth with a mask or a damp cloth to reduce exposure to dust molecules, and it must block the “B2” or “B3” mask available in home appliances stores until the most accurate particles if they are properly installed on the nose and mouth.
- Avoid hard exercises, especially if you suffer from asthma, diabetes or any breathing problem.
- Stay at home, closing windows and doors.
- Stay in air -conditioned places if possible.
- If you have asthma or suffer from a respiratory problem and you have symptoms such as shortness of breath, cough, whistle or chest pain, follow the treatment plan for you, and if the symptoms do not calm down, ask for medical advice.
- Wash your face, nose, and mouth to prevent dust and sand from reaching the lungs.
- Avoid rubbing your eyes to avoid the risk of eye infections, and in the event of dust entering your eyes, rinse them with water immediately.
- When going out, wear protective glasses to prevent dust and sand from reaching your eyes.
- Clean the house well after sand storms.
- Follow the weather forecast constantly.
- In the event of driving, close the windows and ventilation holes, and adjust the air conditioner to the recycling.
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Sand storms and safety
The vision deteriorates very quickly during sand storms, and if you are on the road and your ability to drive safely is affected by poor vision, then reducing your speed.
Be prepared to turn on the side of the road if the range of visibility decreases to less than 100 meters, and if your car is air -conditioned, reduce the amount of dust entered by converting the air entrance to a “recycling” mode.