 Early Times Report
Jammu, May 31: On Occasion of World No Tobacco Day a Cardiac Diseases evaluation Camp was organized at Health Centre University of Jammu and the camp Inaugurated by Vice Chancellor of JU Porf. RD Sharma under the supervision of Dr. Sushil K Sharma Head department of Cardiology Government Medical College Jammu.
Around 170 patients were attended during the camp. The team of doctors which consisted of Dr. Arvind Kohli (Cardiac Surgeon), Dr Richu, Dr. Mohi Kalsotra, Dr. D Kapoor, Dr. Atul Vij, Dr. Eshan Chopra, Dr. Najmus Saqib, Dr. Shabana (CMO), Dr. Goutam (Dentist), Dr. Nosheen (Physiotherapist) and supporting staff including Gurmeet Singh, Waryam Singh, Sanjay Khajuria and volunteers Gourav, Mohan, Lokesh, Vikas, Balwan, Akshay, Gagandeep, Mohsin Raina, Rinku, Nitan and Faiz Mirza.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr Sushil Sharma elaborated the menace of smoking and its ill effect on all the vital organs of the body. Smoking and tobacco chewing is single risk factor at present for all killer diseases whether Cardiac Events, Stroke, Lung Cancer, Mouth Cancer, Malignancies of wind pipe, food pipe and stomach and all sorts of vascular disorders and hence its habit should be eradicated from the society. He exhorted that 70% of people who smoke are aware of ill effects of it and almost 50% of them wish to quit but their nicotine dependence is already so high that they are not able to do it Hence prevention of tobacco consumption and spreading awareness is the ideal way to be away from the ill effects of active and passive smoking. He highlighted the role of early diagnosis and treatment of Cardiac ailments particularly the growing incidence of coronary artery diseases in younger populace. In this camp the patients were given benefits of diagnostic tests like ECG, biochemistry including blood sugar, lipid and thyroid profile. Free medicines were also distributed and campaign to get aware of all the health issues caused by tobacco use also launched. |
