On July 1, a 40-year-old man in Yichang died of sudden heart attack after staying up late to watch the World Cup.
At 6 o\'clock in the morning, Mr. Du (a pseudonym) suddenly felt uncomfortable in his chest and was difficult breathing after he stayed up late to watch the World Cup. His family quickly made an emergency call, and then the medical emergency center deployed an ambulance from the Central Hospital of Yichang City immediately.
The doctor who went to the spot found that the man lying in bed already lost consciousness, sweating heavily, and convulsing now and then. The doctor diagnosed him as acute myocardial infarction. After the CPR rescue, the patient\'s blood pressure and pulse still could not be monitored and he was immediately sent to the hospital.
Lv Zhiyang, the physician of cardiovascular diseases of the Central Hospital said that the patient was immediately and the jointly rescued by several doctors from different departments, but eventually died of carcinogenic shock.
Mr. Du\'s wife said Mr. Du was busy with work in the day and stayed up late at night to watch the World Cup, so he did not rest well. The doctors think that this tragedy resulted from over-tiredness.
Health Problems Arise After Staying up Late Watching the World Cup
Recently, soccer fans have been enjoying the World Cup "festival", but some of the fans also got sick because the staying-up. In recent days, reporters learned from a number of hospitals that the number of patient who suffer from stroke, trauma, losing voice, and hemorrhoids have increased, which is mainly because of the emotional fluctuation during the World Cup staying-up.
On June 27, 26-year-old Mr. Wang, with his friends, was drinking beer and watching the World Cup at home on the early morning. When the Portuguese team failed the match, Mr. Wang was so excited that he knocked a beer bottle on the table, and the broken bottle cut off his right arm arteries, and his friends quickly made an emergency call 120.
The doctors of emergency department of the First People\'s Hospital of Yichang City said that they arrived at Mr. Wang\'s home in just seven minutes after receiving the call. At that time, Mr. Wang was already in a coma due to the excessive bleeding and was rescued after being sent to the hospital.
On the morning of July 2, 25-year-old Mr. Chen went to the Second People\'s Hospital because he lost his voice. The doctor diagnosed him as vocal cord edema caused by the excessive use of the vocal cord. Mr. Chen said recently he has been staying up late to watch the World Cup. He was excited and cheered at that evening, and only to found his voice lost in the morning. "Just on the morning of on July 2, I received three patients who come to treat their voices, and all of them are said to be caused by the cheering when watching the World Cup." Mr. Li Xiandeng, the Director of the E.N.T. Department of the Second People\'s Hospital said that there are 1-2 cases of hoarseness at usual time, while recently the number increased significantly.
Wu Xiangbo, the deputy director of the General Surgery Department said that recently, some men have been eating spicy food and drinking alcohol when staying up, and got hemorrhoids which only can be cured by surgery in the end.
Reporters learned from the Central Hospital that two middle-aged men were so excited when watching the World Cup that their hypertension broke out and led to cerebral hemorrhage and paralysis, and they are now still in hospital receiving treatment.
The staying-up has not only caused physical harm, but also psychological harm. The reporter learned from the Municipal Psychological Association that during the World Cup, a lot of couples quarreled because of the husband\'s staying up, and some couples even broke up.
Tips for Staying up to Watch World Cup: Do Not Get Too Excited
Almost all of Brazil\'s World Cup live matches are on the early mornings, and the fans have to stay up late for one month during the World Cup. It is not enough to maintain a good condition even if someone has healthy body.
Li Song, Director of the Cardiology Department of the Central Hospital said that the fans should firstly protect themselves from cardiovascular disease. Irregular eating, long-time overwork, smoking, drinking and other bad habits are high-risk factors for cardiovascular disease. When the fans watch the game, they often get excited, and the alcohol will increase the body burden which probably leads to sudden illnesses. And those who have coronary heart disease, hypertension and arrhythmia should not stay up all night to watch the World Cup. Staying up can cause the sympathetic nervous excitement, resulting in a sudden increase in blood pressure, heart rate, and directly induc acute myocardial infarction, or even sudden death.” The World Cup is exciting, but we cannot sacrifice our health for it.”
The experts of the Second People\'s Hospital said the cheering should be moderate, and we should keep a good eating habit to avoid diseases. “Beer and meat can easily lead to gastrointestinal disease, hyperuricemia and arthritis. We should eat something that can be easily digested, such as fruit, bread and porridge. And drinking more warm water, mild tea or warm milk, fresh fruit juices will let uric acid discharge with the urine. ”
Qin Jun, Deputy Secretary-General of Yichang Psychological Society suggests that men should not be addicted to watching the World Cup and women should be more tolerant. The fans should care about the feelings of the people around them, and recognize what is the most important thing in their life. Do not let hobbies affect marital relationships and work. Women should not be too passive. If she likes, she can accompany her husband watching soccer, which is a good way to show love and can greatly enhance the relationship with her spouse. If she has no interest in accompanying him, she can manage her own businesses and give her husband freedom to do what he likes to do. What she can do for her husband is to gently remind him not to indulge in it. It is vital to handle the relationship properly and do not exacerbate the conflict. (Reporters: Hao Liping, Shi Gang, and Intern Xing Mengyi and Li Caihong; correspondents: Han Yili, Li Lingfeng and Zhou Zhou)