Potential Effects from Smoke:
- Risk of damage to lungs, which are still developing.
- Kids breathe faster, tend to be more active outdoors (running, playing, being kids) and, proportionally, take in more air for their body size than adults do.
What You Can Do:
- Reduce the amount of time you’re breathing unhealthy air by going to or creating a Clean Indoor Air space.
- Avoid direct contact with ash and wash it off your child’s skin and mouth and rise it from his or her eyes as soon as you can.
- Look out for any symptoms. Contact your healthcare provider if your child has trouble breathing, shortness of breath, a cough that won’t stop, or other symptoms that do not go away.