![]() There is also evidence to suggest that as more of us spend more time indoors, perhaps indoor air pollution – which varies across different socio-economic groups due to issues such as housing, ventilation and build quality – could also be a contributing factor. After years of campaigning by her mother Rosamund Kissi-Debrah, in December 2020, air pollution was finally recorded as her cause of death – a first in legal history and a landmark case in recognising air pollution as a cause of death.Īir pollution is perhaps an obvious starting point for our series as air pollution and climate change are inextricably linked – the main contributors to air pollution also contribute to greenhouse gas emissions, with the majority of outdoor air pollution caused by transport, manufacturing and energy production. Her family were completely unaware that air pollution may be contributing to these exacerbations and in the two days leading up to her death, there were huge spikes in pollution levels locally. In the two years before her death, she had been suffering with increasingly severe asthma attacks. In February 2013, Ella Kissi-Debrah, a 9 year old girl from Lewisham, South East London, died of acute respiratory failure secondary to an asthma attack. The first article in this series will look at air pollution and the impact poor air quality can have on our daily practice. We will attempt to outline some of the ways that climate change will impact the way you practice and deliver medical care to your patients, and the impact climate change will have on ours, and our patients’ lives. The effects of climate change are far-reaching, both for the planet and its inhabitants. ![]() We are living in a critical period of Earth’s history and have limited time to attempt to mitigate the damage done in the last 200 years. Greenhouse gases are currently at their highest point in 3 million years and the Earth is 1.2 degrees warmer than before the start of the Industrial Revolution in the early 1800s. The climate crisis is described as the tipping point of global warming, after which there will be catastrophic long-term events which will be largely irreversible. Because it is.” Greta Thunberg, Jan 2019, Davos I want you to act as if our house is on fire. “I want you to act as you would in a crisis. Look no further, here we will try to answer some of these questions… But how does this affect me, in the UK? And how will this affect my patients, and the care they receive? And what can I do about it? Globally, climate change is recognised as one of the leading determinants of health with health outcomes predicted to worsen as the globe continues to warm. “Climate change is the greatest global health threat facing the world in the 21st century, but it is also the greatest opportunity to redefine the social and environmental determinants of health.” (Ref: The Lancet) ![]() Authors: Joanna Quinn / Editor: Charlotte Davies / Codes: CC11, CC16, PAP5, ResC1, RP5, SLO1, SLO5, SLO9 / Published: ![]()
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