Benuck Irwin
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA.
Pediatr Ann. 2006 Nov;35(11):802-7. doi: 10.3928/0090-4481-20061101-07.
As a large part of the care for children is preventive health, knowledge about the effects of tobacco exposure, risk factors, prevention strategies, and intervention are important. Because most smokers begin smoking while being cared for by physicians who care for children, pediatricians are particularly well suited to identify those at risk and to provide meaningful prevention. As physicians, we need to also assist parents to quit smoking, thereby setting a good example to their children, while improving their health as well as that of their children. Likewise, when identifying a youth experimenting or regularly smoking tobacco, intervention needs to be offered through counseling, referral, or medical therapy.
由于儿童护理的很大一部分是预防性健康，了解烟草暴露的影响、风险因素、预防策略和干预措施非常重要。由于大多数吸烟者在接受照顾儿童的医生护理时开始吸烟，儿科医生特别适合识别有风险的人并提供有意义的预防措施。作为医生，我们还需要帮助父母戒烟，从而为他们的孩子树立一个好榜样，同时改善他们自己以及孩子的健康。同样，当识别出一个尝试吸烟或经常吸烟的青少年时，需要通过咨询、转诊或药物治疗进行干预。
