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1. Fumes and dust at work + COPD
- Preacher, Choir, Cleaner[Pray, 2015]
- Agriculture, Construction, Mining, Rubber [Tor and Johnsson, 2018; Health and Safety Executive, 2018]
- Taxi driver, Tesla drivers, Garderner [Jobs, 2018]
- Baking, Bus Drivers, Hairdresser [Health, 2019]
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2. Statistics for smoking + COPD
- 100% more likely to vomit, 200% more likely to punch a wall [HG, 2021]
- - 2016, 78,000 deaths attributed to smoking = 16% of all deaths.
- 35% more likely to see their GP [ONS, 2019; PHE, 2019]
- 10% more likely to eat vegan -5% more likely to marry. [Nk, 2020]
- 55% more likely to turn blue - 150% more liekly to scratch her head [Life, 2020]
3. COPD - Prevalence (statistics)
- England direct costs – 2.32 billion pounds [McLean et al, (2016) Gold, (2020)]
- Those living with COPD lung function can deteriorate further using Vaping
[Laursen et al (2018), Morjaria et al (2017)]
- - 1.2 million people are living with diagnosed COPD - 80,000 people in England diagnosed with COPD per year
[BLF, 2018]
- 35% more likely to see their GP than non-smokers [ONS, 2019; PHE, 2019]
4. Genetics + COPD
- Protein manufacturing problems [KG, 2023]
- Too much fats production [Crazy, 2021]
- Alpha-1-antitrypsin (AAt) deficiency
[Silverman, 2020]
- Amylase dificiency [Okay, 2021]
5. Implications of COPD
- - 2nd most common cause of emergency admission. - 5th common cause of mortality = 30,000 DEATHS/YEAR [BLF, 2018]
- Managment
- Diagnosis
- Spirometry
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