Wednesday, September 02, 2009

Avoiding Inhalation of Wildfire Smoke


Long after the California wildfires in Tujunga have been extinguished, the smoke will remain. The outdoor smoke will be obvious, but the smoke that will continue to penetrate homes, offices, and other indoor spaces may be less so.

Far more people die from smoke inhalation than from burns. And smoke is an acute danger to those who already suffer from respiratory illnesses such as bronchitis, emphysema and asthma to name a few.

Breathing smoke for a healthy person can be detrimental, and minimizing your exposure and the damage to your body can be significantly improved by following these suggestions immediately.

Close your windows and doors as the fire emits airborne chemicals and fine particulates that prevent cilia in the lungs and nose from working effectively to keep air passages clean.

Use an air cleaner to filter to your air 24 hours. Military carbon cloth is particularly effective in removing the fine particulates that make smoke such an enemy to good health.

PurerAir.com offers a smoke air purifier that uses 2 sets of pre-filters for large particles that you can see, a medical grade HEPA (high efficiency particle arresting) filter for sub micron size particles as small as .3 microns, as well as an inner filter of military carbon cloth.

And while you may not be able to control the amount of smoke in the air outside, you can get relief from it inside your home.

See the air purifier that can spell relief for you and your family at http://purerair.com/smoke_air_purifier.html

Take good care,
Debbie Davis, President
PurerAir.com
(800) 997-2989

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