Wildfire smoke can irritate your lungs, cause inflammation, affect your immune system, and make you more prone to lung infections, including SARS-CoV-2, the virus that cause COVID-19. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, preparing for wildfires might be a little different this year. Know how wildfire smoke can affect you and your loved ones during the… Continue reading Wildfires and COVID-19
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Wildfire Smoke Associated with More ER Visits for Heart, Stroke Ailments among Seniors
Smoke from wildfires may send people – particularly seniors – to hospital emergency rooms (ERs) with heart or stroke-related complaints, according to new research in the Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. . Previous studies have shown that wildfire smoke exacerbates respiratory conditions but… Continue reading Wildfire Smoke Associated with More ER Visits for Heart, Stroke Ailments among Seniors
What You Should Know about Wildfire Safety
More than 45 million homes are now at risk for wildfires, according to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Wildfires can be started by everything from a lightning strike to careless campers, and the damages these blazes cause is devastating. Here, from an NFPA tip sheet, is what you can do to protect your home:… Continue reading What You Should Know about Wildfire Safety