According to the latest News and Numbers report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality the state of Oregon reported the nation’s lowest rate (44 per 100,000) of avoidable hospitalizations for asthma in children ages 2 to 17. Vermont was a close second with 46 per 100,000 children. Other states that fared well include New Hampshire (62), Iowa (66), Utah (74), Nebraska (75), and Maine (78). Multiple factors can contribute to whether a child is hospitalized for asthma, including the quality and accessibility of health care. But, it is interesting to note that these states with the lowest rates of asthma tend to have good air quality as well. [via Health News Digest]
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Sign in nowThis is my personal opinion but very strong about it ,until unless child needs admission in PICU/NICU should not be kept in Hosp child will have Hosp Infection along with Asthma & land up with intractable events , best get the child stabilised at ER & go home & come or follow up carry on medication.
Good afternoon, I have had asthma for 70 years. I have noticed that when I lived in rural areas it stabilised. But shortly after returning to live in an urban area it returned with a vengence, despite now living a mile from the sea where I also lived all of my childhood. There is a fair level of traffic pollution.
This area was the locality from which the embarkation took place for the Normandy landings. There were a lot smoke screens[old oil was burnt] at this time – [1944]to hide the preparations from aircraft. Hence I suffered asthma at this time. Potter’s Asthma cure was the only available treatment.Very effective it was. DJ