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Secondhand Smoke A Health Hazard to Children

Secondhand Smoke A Health Hazard to Children. Secondhand Smoke. 38 percent of children aged 2 months to 5 years are exposed to secondhand smoke in the home. Secondhand Smoke. Up to 2,000,000 ear infections each year Nearly 530,000 doctor visits for asthma

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Secondhand Smoke A Health Hazard to Children

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  1. Secondhand SmokeA Health Hazard to Children

  2. Secondhand Smoke • 38 percent of children aged 2 months to 5 years are exposed to secondhand smoke in the home

  3. Secondhand Smoke • Up to 2,000,000 ear infections each year • Nearly 530,000 doctor visits for asthma • Up to 436,000 episodes of bronchitis in children under five children under five • Up to 190,000 cases of pneumonia in children under five children under five

  4. Secondhand Smoke • Smoke breathed out by a smoker • Smoke from the burning end of cigarettes, cigars, pipes cigars, pipes • Composed of nearly 4,000 different chemicals and chemical compounds • Benzene, nickel, carbon monoxide, ammonia and cyanide

  5. Secondhand Smoke • Miscarriage • Prematurity • Low birth weight • Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)

  6. Secondhand Smoke • More upper respiratory infections • More bronchitis and pneumonia problems • More ear infections and hearing problems • Higher rate of SIDS • More cases of asthma • More severe symptoms in children who already have asthma

  7. Secondhand Smoke • Coughing and wheezing • Sore throats and colds • Eye irritation • Hoarseness

  8. Secondhand Smoke • Infants whose mothers smoked were 38 percent more likely to be admitted to the hospital for bronchitis and pneumonia

  9. Secondhand Smoke • Children younger than one year whose mothers smoked were almost four times as likely to be hospitalized

  10. Secondhand Smoke • Infants with two parents who smoke were more than twice as likely to have had pneumonia and bronchitis

  11. Secondhand Smoke • Children living in households where more than three packs of cigarettes were smoked per day were more than four times as likely to be hospitalized for placement of ear tubes

  12. Asthma • One out of thirteen children has asthma • Asthma is a chronic disease of the passageways that of the passageways that carry air to the lungs • Asthma causes labored breathing, shortness of breath

  13. Indoor Asthma Triggers • Secondhand • smoke • Animal dander • Dust mites • Cockroaches • Mold

  14. Pledge to keep a Smoke-Free Home • Choose not to smoke in your home • Don’t allow others to smoke in your home • Don’t allow smoking in your car • Choose a smoke-free childcare provider • Until you can quit, smoke outside

  15. Secondhand SmokeA Health Hazard to Children • To take the Smoke-Free Home Pledge call 1-800-513-1157 • EPA’s Indoor Air Quality Information Clearinghouse 1-800-438-4318 • EPA’s Secondhand Smoke Website – www.epa.gov/iaq/ets/aapkit/index.html

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