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Title: Secondhand Smoke A Health Hazard to Children


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

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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

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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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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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

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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

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

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

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