Text/Yangcheng Evening News all-media reporter Liu Xinyu
Correspondents Fang Liting and Xu Yongyi
Photo/Visual China Infographic
Cold and cold! Guangzhou this weekend strong cold air with rain, according to the Guangzhou Meteorological Observatory is expected, affected by the cold air, the city from the 19th to the 22nd low temperature rain continued, the average daily temperature remained below 10 °C!
In order to resist this wave of wet and cold, many people have chosen to soak their feet with hot water to warm their bodies and drive away the cold, especially the middle-aged and elderly, who like to soak their feet at night before going to bed to prevent cold and promote blood circulation. The 90-year-old Yan mother-in-law, who is hospitalized in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University (hereinafter referred to as the Second Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University) due to a fracture of the lower limb, also wanted to soak her feet, but was persuaded by the "cruel" medical staff. What's going on?
Feet, not want to soak can be soaked
It turned out that Yan Po's left lower limb had deep vein thrombosis and lower limb arteriosclerosis occlusion, and Ye Zhengmao, deputy director of the Rehabilitation Department of the Second Hospital of Guangdong Medical College, pointed out that these two situations were not suitable for foot soaking.
According to reports, deep vein thrombosis as a common clinical complication in fracture patients, usually occurs after the patient's pelvic fracture or lower limb fracture, due to long-term immobilization of the lower limbs, venous blood flow is not smooth, coupled with fracture trauma caused by blood in a highly coagulated state, it is easy to occur deep vein thrombosis. If the lower limb is soaked in warm water at this time, the blood vessels may dilate and the blood clots in the veins may fall off, following the blood circulation into the blood vessels of the lungs and then blocking the pulmonary arteries and forming a pulmonary embolism. In people with arteriosclerosis and occlusion of the lower limbs, due to insufficient blood supply to the diseased limbs, they are not sensitive to temperature, and there is a risk of burns and burns.
Therefore, the medical staff advised Yan Mother-in-law who suffers from deep vein thrombosis and lower limb arteriosclerosis occlusion to soak her feet and protect herself from the cold, if Yan Mother-in-law wants to be warm, she can turn on the heating in the ward, or wear warm cotton pants, so that it is safe and warm.
The question arises again, if there is no arteriosclerosis occlusion of the lower extremities, and there is no deep vein thrombosis of the lower limbs, can you soak your feet? According to the doctor, if there is skin damage to the lower limbs, vascular lesions of the lower limbs, acute stages of joint inflammation of the lower limbs, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, cardiopulmonary diseases and other problems, it is not suitable for foot soaking.
Cold from the soles of your feet, learn to soak your feet like this
Ye Zhengmao reminded that if the taboo of foot soaking is ruled out, the scientific foot soaking operation also has the following points to pay attention to:
The water temperature is appropriate, you can prepare hot water from 40 ° C - 42 ° C, pour into the bucket (the water does not pass the instep of the foot or the calf belly), to warm but no tingling and other discomfort is appropriate.
The foot soaking time should not be too long, 15-20 minutes, until the skin is slightly red but there is no burning pain.
After soaking the feet, in addition to drying the water, the skin should be checked for continuous redness and swelling, whether there is damage, blistering, and if there is abnormality, it should be treated as soon as possible.
After soaking your feet, wear socks to keep warm, and pay attention to whether there is water on the ground, especially the elderly, be careful not to slip. (For more news, please pay attention to Yangcheng Pie pai.ycwb.com)
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