Wildfire Smoke Spurs Asthma ER Visit Surge in 2023
Monday, May 5, 2025, 9:21 am
A new study reveals that the first wave of unprecedented wildfire smoke led to a significant spike in emergency room visits for asthma, although numbers later normalized in a subsequent wave. The findings underscore the urgent need for improved air quality and community preparedness.
Une nouvelle étude a révélé que les visites aux urgences pour des cas d’asthme avaient augmenté lors de la première vague d’incendies de forêt en 2023, mais que leur nombre était revenu à la normale lors d’une seconde vague, survenue quelques semaines plus tard.
A new study says visits to emergency departments for asthma spiked during a first wave of unprecedented wildfire smoke in 2023, but patient numbers returned to normal during a second wave weeks later.
Researchers say the first wave of the 2023 wildfires may have served as a wake-up call so people learned to protect themselves from poor air quality before the smoke struck again.
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