It’s been 6 days since the New Year celebrations but I still feel bad about how fireworks caused babies to have coughs. In the Philippines, New Year’s celebration is not complete without fire crackers, fireworks display, etc. If every household fired one, imagine the smoke and pollution we are all exposed to every year. Ashton had sticky cough the next day, even when I kept all windows closed and used the air conditioner all-night.
His cough were not getting better after two days so I brought him to the Medical City’s ER:
Look at how busy the Pedia ER was. Doctors had their hands full of babies and kids – all suffering from coughs, some ashthma. Med techs, some with aflash drive hanging on ther necks, were getting blood samples from the poor babies because some of them looked sleepless and weak. I felt sorry for the children and I could feel moms were as nervous as me.
Toddlers would cry when nurses would pry their mouths with a stick to check their uvulas and tonsils. Ashton was a great patient, he never cried when the doctor was checking him out. It was upper respiratory tract infection. We were prescribed with a mucolytic. Next day, Ashton’s cough were no longer apparent but I wish he never gets sick again.
I hope fireworks are banned next year, except for fireworks shows that the public can enjoy safely. Let’s learn from other countries please.
