Xinhua News Agency, Changsha, May 6 (Reporter Shuai Cai) As the epidemic prevention and control situation continues to improve, schools across the country have started to resume classes. In order to better protect their children, some parents wear N95 masks to go to school, and some children even wear N95 masks for physical exercise. Experts remind that children's cardiopulmonary function is not yet fully developed. Long-term wearing of N95 masks will damage the children's cardiopulmonary functions. N95 masks should not be worn during sports to avoid the risk of suffocation.
Tang Yongjun, a professor of respiratory medicine at Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, told reporters that the first principle for young children to choose masks is comfortable ventilation. Although N95 masks are highly protective, they are not conducive to ventilation. Some children also wear masks during physical education classes, which is actually not desirable. It is not recommended that children wear masks for intense exercise training to avoid symptoms such as dizziness and chest tightness.
Tang Yongjun suggested that physical education classes should be carried out in ventilated places as far as possible. No masks should be worn during outdoor activities. Students should maintain a certain distance to avoid close contact.
Huang Xun, director of the Infection Control Center of Xiangya Hospital, suggested that as the temperature rises, parents should consider the comfort of their children wearing masks, giving children a choice of disposable medical surgical masks or medical protective masks is enough, and remind children every 4 Replace every hour.