Smoke exposure increases respiratory and cardiovascular hospitalizations, emergency department visits, and medication dispensations
for asthma, bronchitis,
chest pain, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (commonly known by its acronym, COPD), respiratory infections, and medical visits
for lung illnesses.38, 43,160 It has been associated with hundreds of thousands of deaths
annually, in an assessment of the global health risks from landscape fire smoke.38, 43,44,141,45 Future climate change is projected to increase wildfire risks and associated emissions, with harmful impacts on health.18, 161,162,10,163,164,36