PBS Vitals | How Are Wildfires Making Us Sick? @pbsvitals | Uploaded 1 year ago | Updated 3 hours ago
Check out our collaboration with PBS Weathered (Terra) about the new disease risks that climate change is bringing with it! youtube.com/watch?v=wofEVzObZdU
Right here, on the heels of the Lahaina disaster and a summer full of Canadian wildfire smoke, we’ve been wondering: when the air fills with smoke, what are you really breathing? How best to protect yourself? And how bad is it going to get?
Along with Alok, Maiya May from Weathered brings some long-term perspective on fires, climate change and the shifting patterns of where we live.
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More great Weathered episodes here:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnNZYWyBGJ1GLPmb55WQAln2Q7rZn5AFX
Find our experts and hosts:
:: Alok Patel, MD ::
Website: http://alokpatelmd.com
Twitter: @AlokPatelMD
IG: @alokpatelmd
:: Sheena William, RN ::
Twitter: @Keepingitkinky1
IG: @keepingitkinky
:: Maiya May ::
IG: @maiyamay_
Overall health effects of wildfire smoke:
epa.gov/wildfire-smoke-course/health-effects-attributed-wildfire-smoke
cdc.gov/nceh/features/wildfires/index.html
pbs.org/newshour/science/how-wildfire-smoke-can-threaten-human-health-even-when-the-fire-is-hundreds-of-miles-away#:~:text=Researchers%20have%20found%20that%20there,leads%20to%20greater%20health%20effects
Particulate Matter
www3.epa.gov/region1/airquality/pm-human-health.html#:~:text=The%20size%20of%20particles%20is,a%20person%27s%20lungs%20and%20heart
Possible Link to Dementia:
jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2808088
Understanding the Air Quality Index:
airnow.gov/aqi/aqi-basics/#:~:text=How%20does%20the%20AQI%20work,300%20represents%20hazardous%20air%20quality.
Health Impacts of 2023 Canadian Wildfires:
apnews.com/article/wildfires-asthma-canada-er-visits-75739be25401f4fe023aa5a3cd3433d7
cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/wr/mm7234a6.htm?s_cid=mm7234a6_w
atsjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1164/rccm.202306-1073LE
Personal Protection:
epa.gov/indoor-air-quality-iaq/air-cleaners-and-air-filters-home#:~:text=In%20addition%2C%20research%20shows%20that,to%20improve%20indoor%20air%20quality.
00:00 Intro
01:20 lung and cardiac impact of smoke
02:19 Maiya May talks about long-term trends
04:23 What is in wildfire smoke?
06:04 Effects of repeated exposure
06:30 Studies on firefighters
07:38 Surprising but less-studied health impacts
08:12 impact on pregant women and babies
09:11 Breaking down the Air Quality Index (AQI)
10:24 Personal protection
Check out our collaboration with PBS Weathered (Terra) about the new disease risks that climate change is bringing with it! youtube.com/watch?v=wofEVzObZdU
Right here, on the heels of the Lahaina disaster and a summer full of Canadian wildfire smoke, we’ve been wondering: when the air fills with smoke, what are you really breathing? How best to protect yourself? And how bad is it going to get?
Along with Alok, Maiya May from Weathered brings some long-term perspective on fires, climate change and the shifting patterns of where we live.
Please SUBSCRIBE! ►► bit.ly/pbsvitals
Let’s Connect:
IG: instagram.com/pbsvitals
Twitter: twitter.com/pbsvitals
Facebook: facebook.com/pbsvitals
More great Weathered episodes here:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnNZYWyBGJ1GLPmb55WQAln2Q7rZn5AFX
Find our experts and hosts:
:: Alok Patel, MD ::
Website: http://alokpatelmd.com
Twitter: @AlokPatelMD
IG: @alokpatelmd
:: Sheena William, RN ::
Twitter: @Keepingitkinky1
IG: @keepingitkinky
:: Maiya May ::
IG: @maiyamay_
Overall health effects of wildfire smoke:
epa.gov/wildfire-smoke-course/health-effects-attributed-wildfire-smoke
cdc.gov/nceh/features/wildfires/index.html
pbs.org/newshour/science/how-wildfire-smoke-can-threaten-human-health-even-when-the-fire-is-hundreds-of-miles-away#:~:text=Researchers%20have%20found%20that%20there,leads%20to%20greater%20health%20effects
Particulate Matter
www3.epa.gov/region1/airquality/pm-human-health.html#:~:text=The%20size%20of%20particles%20is,a%20person%27s%20lungs%20and%20heart
Possible Link to Dementia:
jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2808088
Understanding the Air Quality Index:
airnow.gov/aqi/aqi-basics/#:~:text=How%20does%20the%20AQI%20work,300%20represents%20hazardous%20air%20quality.
Health Impacts of 2023 Canadian Wildfires:
apnews.com/article/wildfires-asthma-canada-er-visits-75739be25401f4fe023aa5a3cd3433d7
cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/wr/mm7234a6.htm?s_cid=mm7234a6_w
atsjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1164/rccm.202306-1073LE
Personal Protection:
epa.gov/indoor-air-quality-iaq/air-cleaners-and-air-filters-home#:~:text=In%20addition%2C%20research%20shows%20that,to%20improve%20indoor%20air%20quality.
00:00 Intro
01:20 lung and cardiac impact of smoke
02:19 Maiya May talks about long-term trends
04:23 What is in wildfire smoke?
06:04 Effects of repeated exposure
06:30 Studies on firefighters
07:38 Surprising but less-studied health impacts
08:12 impact on pregant women and babies
09:11 Breaking down the Air Quality Index (AQI)
10:24 Personal protection
