For some, the New Year holidays are joyful, but for others they turn into a trip to the hospital. According to statistics, on the night of January 1, the largest number of visits to emergency rooms.
- Among the New Year's troubles, the leading ones are injuries from a shot cork from champagne and injuries sustained by an unsuccessful launch of fireworks. A cork fired from champagne at a speed of 46 km / h, if it gets into the eyes, can render a person blind. The flight path is not easy to imagine, but you can protect yourself and those around you. Selected champagne and sparkling wines must be cooled to 8-10 degrees before opening, as corks fly out of a warm bottle unexpectedly. Point the neck of the bottle in a safe direction and hold the stopper firmly (you can use a towel).
- Often in the festive bustle toys and dishes are beating. Do not forget to take care of the safety of children and pets. It is not necessary to decorate the Christmas tree with glass toys, as children try to taste everything. You can choose plastic decorations, wooden toys, cardboard ones that you can make yourself. They can also be made from salted dough, ceramics. You can use candies or bows to decorate the Christmas tree. If you cut yourself with broken dishes or fragments of toys, you should try to get the fragments out of the skin, treat the wound with green paint or iodine.
- Often they receive injuries of the ankle joints on New Year's holidays. If your leg hurts after a fall, then every half hour apply ice to the injury through a cloth and hold it for 15 minutes. Repeat this procedure after an injury during the first day, then you can use compresses, baths and also heating pads. if during the day the pain and swelling have not decreased, joint deformity is visible, it is impossible to step on the leg, an urgent need to go to the emergency room.
- When buying pyrotechnic products, check the certificates, study the expiration dates, carefully study the instructions before starting. Light the wick at a safe distance from your eyes, keep your hands away from firecrackers. In case of a burn, immediately cool the skin with snow. Then use the ointment (for example, "Rescuer"). In case of severe injuries, urgently call an ambulance.
"Regime" of the day for a safe feast:
- during the day before New Year's Eve, eat as usual;
- half an hour before the feast, eat a vegetable or fruit that will help start the intestinal motility;
- start the festive dinner at 19.00 (seeing off the Old Year): eat everything, but in small quantities;
- it is better to get up from the table a little hungry;
- raise your glasses baud chimes, have a light meal: dessert, sandwich, canapes, green salad;
- try not to eat heavy foods after midnight (salads with mushrooms, stuffed eggs, fried meat), as this creates a load on the gallbladder and pancreas. For this reason, on January 1, there are frequent hospitalizations with exacerbations of gastritis, cholecystitis, pancreatitis.
Preparation for the festive table
- Before meals, you can take one Mezima tablet before meals, and the other with meals. You can also take pancreatin.
- To activate the work of the gallbladder, you can drink a choleretic drug, for example, chophytol or allochol. Contraindications: urolithiasis.
- Simethicone preparations will help with bloating. Medicines containing omeprazole can help relieve heartburn symptoms.
How not to get poisoned on New Year's Eve?
The easiest way to get poisoned with salads on New Year's holidays. Many people do not throw away the leftover food, but eat it up within a few days.Stale components such as mayonnaise, poultry, fish lead to serious poisoning.
Be on the lookout if you celebrate a holiday in a cafe, as unscrupulous chefs often mask spoiled salads with a lot of sauce. Canned food is also unsafe, in which the causative agent of botulism, clostridium, may be present. Better eat what you cook yourself.
It is worth stocking up on medicines and dressings in advance. Let the New Year holidays pass for you with fun and without incident!
