Is Electronic Cigarette Smoking "Smoking"? This Free Clinic Tells You

May 31, 2020 is the 33rd World No-Tobacco Day. This year's theme is "Protecting Young People from Traditional Tobacco Products and E-cigarettes". Tobacco is the main cause of chronic bronchitis and emphysema, and smoking will increase the risk of hypertension. There is sufficient research evidence that smoking can lead to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and adolescent asthma, and increase the risk of pulmonary tuberculosis and other respiratory infections. In addition, nicotine contained in the current popular e-cigarettes is an addictive ingredient in tobacco products. Teenagers' exposure to nicotine may have long-term adverse consequences on brain development. Smoking  may also increase the risk of death in patients with severe novel coronavirus pneumonia.

In order to further respond to the call and improve the people's awareness of tobacco use and the harm of second-hand smoke, our hospital will hold the "World No-Tobacco Day" tobacco control commitment signing ceremony and large-scale free clinic activities to advocate reducing tobacco consumption and creating a smoke-free environment. Please bring relevant medical records for consultation. We sincerely look forward to your arrival!

Time and place

8:00 ~ 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 29, 2020

Hall on the first floor of Outpatient Building in Sandun District, No. 1229 Gudun Road, Hangzhou

Activity content

1. Signing Ceremony of Tobacco Control Commitment of "Cherish Life and Stay Away from Tobacco";

2. Free consultation of experts in cardiovascular department, respiratory department, thoracic surgery, brain center and otorhinolaryngology department of our hospital, interpretation of lung CT by radiologists, interpretation of cardiac ultrasound report by ultrasound diagnostic experts, and interpretation of test report by medical laboratory experts;

3. Free blood pressure measurement and free tobacco control publicity materials;

4. Distribution of event gifts (limited in quantity, until the end of distribution).

Source: Ministry of Social Development