Szt Task 1 Air Quality And Patient Care
SZT Task 3C
Western Governors University
Air Quality and Patient Care
According to the U.S Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, states “Information from clinical, epidemiological, and animal studies summarized above indicates that exposure to ambient ozone is a risk factor for triggering acute and chronic health effects. These include chest discomfort, cough, and shortness of breath and increases in daily mortality and hospital admissions for respiratory disease in the general population as well as those with lung disease; asthma attacks in people with asthma; and the possible development of new cases of asthma and other respiratory disease in people exposed to ozone over many years” (U.S Environmental Protection …show more content…
This includes scheduling activities to follow the patterns of levels daily and replacing outdoor activities with indoor ones when levels exceed the healthy ranges. Patients should also be aware of where to find these levels and how particular levels affect them directly. Patients would also benefit in avoiding locations such as places that allow smoking or surrounding where excessive amounts or running engines as these may also cause respiratory issues for patients at risk. Assessing other parts of their lives and potential exposure may also be beneficial; such as potential hazards at place of employment or sharing a household with a smoker. Respiratory patients have many obstacles but everyone can help to make the world a cleaner safer place for all.
References
American Lung Association (2014). Protect Yourself - American Lung Association. Retrieved May 19, 2014, from http://www.lung.org/healthy-air/outdoor/protecting-your-health/protecting-yourself/
U.S Environmental Protection Agency (2014, March 12). Patient Exposure and the Air Quality Index | Ozone and Your Patients ' Health | US EPA. Retrieved May 19, 2014, from http://www.epa.gov/apti/ozonehealth/aqi.html
U.S Environmental Protection Agency (2014, March 12). The AQI Guide for Ozone [Graph]. Retrieved from
Western Governors University
Air Quality and Patient Care
According to the U.S Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, states “Information from clinical, epidemiological, and animal studies summarized above indicates that exposure to ambient ozone is a risk factor for triggering acute and chronic health effects. These include chest discomfort, cough, and shortness of breath and increases in daily mortality and hospital admissions for respiratory disease in the general population as well as those with lung disease; asthma attacks in people with asthma; and the possible development of new cases of asthma and other respiratory disease in people exposed to ozone over many years” (U.S Environmental Protection …show more content…
This includes scheduling activities to follow the patterns of levels daily and replacing outdoor activities with indoor ones when levels exceed the healthy ranges. Patients should also be aware of where to find these levels and how particular levels affect them directly. Patients would also benefit in avoiding locations such as places that allow smoking or surrounding where excessive amounts or running engines as these may also cause respiratory issues for patients at risk. Assessing other parts of their lives and potential exposure may also be beneficial; such as potential hazards at place of employment or sharing a household with a smoker. Respiratory patients have many obstacles but everyone can help to make the world a cleaner safer place for all.
References
American Lung Association (2014). Protect Yourself - American Lung Association. Retrieved May 19, 2014, from http://www.lung.org/healthy-air/outdoor/protecting-your-health/protecting-yourself/
U.S Environmental Protection Agency (2014, March 12). Patient Exposure and the Air Quality Index | Ozone and Your Patients ' Health | US EPA. Retrieved May 19, 2014, from http://www.epa.gov/apti/ozonehealth/aqi.html
U.S Environmental Protection Agency (2014, March 12). The AQI Guide for Ozone [Graph]. Retrieved from