Environmental health perspectives
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Environ. Health Perspect. · Oct 2015
Forest Fire Smoke Exposures and Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests in Melbourne, Australia: A Case-Crossover Study.
Millions of people can potentially be exposed to smoke from forest fires, making this an important public health problem in many countries. ⋯ This study found an association between exposure to forest fire smoke and an increase in the rate of OHCA. These findings have implications for public health messages to raise community awareness and for planning of emergency services during forest fire seasons.