These guidelines, provided by Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise, Idaho, will help you keep the effects of smoke on your lungs at a minimum:
- Stay indoors as much as possible.
- Use air conditioning in cars and homes, and keep windows closed.
- If you must go out and feel that the smoke is impacting you, put a loose scarf or a painter's mask over your mouth and nose to partially filter the air.
- DO NOT exercise outside of smoke and air pollution are HEAVY!
- Seek medical treatment if you have uncontrolled coughing, wheezing or choking, or if breathing difficulty does not subside indoors.
For more information about the impacts of smoke on your health call:
- Saint Alphonsus Ask-A-Nurse 208-367-3454 or 1-800-322-9549
- Saint Alphonsus Pulmonary Rehabilitation 208-367-3199 or 208-367-3144
- Saint Alphonsus Respiratory Care 208-367-3421
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