Scores more heart attacks and strokes on high pollution days, figures show

Data reveals acute impact on people ’s health and the strain it puts on emergency servicesScores of children and adults are being rushed to hospital for emergency treatment on days of high pollution in cities across England, figures show.Each year emergency services see more than 120 additional cardiac arrests, more than 230 additional strokes and nearly 200 more people with asthma requiring hospital treatment on days of high pollution compared with the average on days of lower pollution.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 20, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent Tags: Air pollution Heart attack Stroke Asthma Health Environment Society UK news Source Type: news