TUESDAY, March 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The smoke from forest fires is sending children to emergency rooms with respiratory problems at higher rates than ever before, a new study finds. "Kids are particularly vulnerable to pollution from wildfires, so they can have asthma exacerbation and ...
Thepeople most at riskfrom wildfire smoke are people with lung diseases, such as asthma, or heart disease, older adults, children and expectant mothers, according to the CDC. However, wildfire smoke can be harmful to anyone. An image showing smoke filling the air on May 30, 2023, above No...
Wildfire smoke can be harmful to everyone's health, even at low concentrations, and affects people in different ways. People with lung disease, such as asthma or heart disease, older adults, children, pregnant people and people who work outdoors are at higher ri...
Exposure to PM2.5 from smoke or other air pollution, such as vehicle emissions, can exacerbate health conditions like asthma and reduce lung function in ways that can worsen existing respiratory problems and even heart disease. But the term...
ASTHMA risk factorsAIR qualityPARTICULATE matterHOSPITAL emergency servicesThe article investigates the association of smoke from Eastern Canadian wildfires during June 6-8, 2023 with an increased emergency department visits for asthma exacerbations in New York. Topics include a poor air...
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asthma, people with heart disease, older adults, children, those who are pregnant and people who work outdoors are at a higher risk of experiencing health effects from wildfire smoke. They recommended people who spend time outdoors wear a mask to reduce exposure to fire particles in the smoke....
The smoke can irritate the eyes, cause a cough or scratchy throat. Those with respiratory issues like asthma, along with children and the elderly, should avoid exposure altogether.Steve Hill with the Contra Costa Fire Protection District said the smoke should serve as a reminder of the dry and...
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Smoke from the wildfires has dramatically dropped the air quality readings in Alberta, bringing hazardous and very unhealthy levels on Tuesday. Special air quality statements are in place