Thang Mifdi 2004
Ben/? Lao Phoi
dilng hang thJ
tU trong cac
nguyen do gay
ra til vong d
Hoa Ky.

Co hdn hai
trieu ngUdi tuoi
ttf 65 hay hdn
dang bj suyen,
va  trong nam
2001 co hdn
860,000 vj cao
nien len cdn
suyen.2
                      SONG  LAUSONG
                      KHOE  SONG MANH
                      To* thong tin d£u tien cho Qui Vi Cao Nien va NhQng Ngu&i San Soc Tai Gia
         Ban co biet rang benh lao
         phdi (tieng My la
         Chronic Obstructive
         Pulmonary Disease hay
         con goi tat la COPD)
diing hang thii tu trong nhung nguyen
do gay ra nhieu tit vong nhat o Hoa
Ky, mdi nam co khoang 119,000
nguoi diet vi benh nay. Trong nam
2000, benh lao phoi da gay ra
726,000 truomg hop can phai dieu tri
trong benh vien va 1.5 trieu tnforng
hop phai vao phong cap ciiu.1 Lao
phoi bao gbm cac chiing benh ve
phoi thuong xay ra cung mot luc va
co trieu chiing la lam kho tho vi
duong tho bi nghen, thi du viem
cudng phoi va benh phoi kinh nien
vi thieu duong  khi. Nhung nguoi hut
thudc thuong d§ bi lao phoi, tuy nhien
no co the xay ra neu noi lam viec co
nhieu bui,  khoi hay hoi. Nhung trieu
chiing cua benh nay la ho liem mien,
ra nhieu dom, dau nguc, kho tho va
tho dut doan.

Anh Htfottig cua  Lao Ph6i

va Suyin cf6n N^n Kinh T6

M6i nam tien chua tri cho tat ca moi
Ilia tuoi la vao khoang  $32 ti cho lao
phoi va $14 ti cho suy§n. Phan Ion
cac so tien nay duoc dung trong
nhung tnfofng hop khan cap khi benh
nhan kho tho.1  Lao phoi thuong  xay
ra cho cac qui vi cao nien va gay tai
hai rat nhieu den cuoc song hang
ngay cua ho. Vi su gia tang dan so
cua the he 20, so nguoi cao nien bi
lao phoi va suy§n cung se tang theo.
Cac Nguyen Nhan Gay Ra

Lao Ph6i va Suyin

Khong Khi Ben Ngoai
Tiep xiic nhieu den khong khi 6
nhi§m co the gay nguy hiem cho cac
vi cao nien, nhat la nhung vi da co
cac chiing benh ve phoi. Bui trong
khong khi co the lam cac benh ve
phoi nhu lao phoi va suy§n tram trong
them.  Dong thoi chiing co the lam
siic khoe them suy nhuoc den do can
phai vao benh vien de dieu tri hay  co
the nguy den tinh mang. Khi 6-don
cung co the lam cho cac chiing benh
ve phoi cang them nguy hiem va cudi
cung phai vao phong cap ciiu hay
benh vien de dieu tri.
Khong Khi Ben Trong
Khong khi trong nha bi 6 nhi§m cung
co the gay nguy hiem cho nhung
nguoi dang bi lao phoi hay suy§n. Da
so cac vi cao nien lai thuong hay o
nha ca ngay. Cac tac nhan trong nha
co the gay ra lao phoi va suy§n la
khoi thudc (hut hay hit phai), long
thu, mot bui, gian, md'c,  bui va phan
hoa. Ngoai  ra hoi dot cua dau, ga,
dau hoi, va than cung nhu cac vat lieu
dung de xay nha, ban ghe lam bang
gd ep cung co the gay ra lao phoi va
suy§n. Thudc diet gian  sau bo, thudc
rira hay lau chui dung trong nha, va
cac loai thudc co mui hoi cung co the
lam cac chiing benh nay them tram
trong.

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                   Khong khi trong nha bi 6 nhi£m cung co thS gay nguy hi£m cho
                   nhung ngircfi dang bi lao phoi hay suy§n.
        y d^n Chi Stf Cha't Lirong Khdng Khi
   (AQI)

Trong nhung ngay khong khi khong duoc tot nen tranh di ra
ngoai. To1 AQI cho ban biet tinh trang cua bau khong khi va
anh hucmg cua no den siic khoe cua ban. Neu ban vao duoc
mang ludi, ban co the biet them nhieu ve AQI 61
www.epa.gov/arrnow Neu khong co may vi tinh hay
khong vao duoc mang ludi, ban co the tim thay tin trie ve
AQI hang ngay trong cac ban tin thol tiet cua bao chi,
truyen hinh va truyen thanh.
       c6 th6 lllm gt^cte nglln
ngufa vli giam thiiu stf ti
xuc vdi cdc tdc h$i  cua mdi
trtfcfhg

Neu ban hay ngudl than co nhung trieu chring ve lao phoi
hay suySn, can phai gap bac si va theo dung 151 chi din cua
ho. Dieu quan trong de phong ngria duoc cac benh nay la
ngan chan va giam thieu su tiep xuc vdi cac tai hai cua moi
truong. Hay lam cac vice sau day de phong ngita, ngan
chan, va giam thieu cac anh hucmg cua lao phoi va suySn de
ban va nguofi than co the tho1 dS dang hon.
  0  Tranh xa khoi thutfc la
  0  Tranh xa khoi bay ra ttr cac 16 d^t g6
  0  Di6t mo'c, mot bui va gian  trong nha ban
  0  Dirng  cho gia sue vao trong phong ngu
  0  Hang nam phai  kidm soat 16 sudi  va may
   sudi
  0  Stra ngay cac  noi nirdc chay giot
H5y
Cho Ngtfol
                       An
                cua EPA
De An Cho Nguoi Gia dtforc lap ra de
bao ve siic khoe cua qui vi cao nien
bang each phoi hop cac cuoc nghien
ciiu vdi cac chuong trinh phong ngua
va hudng dSn cho cong chiing. Mudn
biet them chi tiet, xin vao  mang kfoi
cua De An Cho Ngtfoi Gia tai
www.epa.gov/aging

Tarn bich chuong co tua de 'Song Lau
Song Khoe Song Manh' ban ve benh
lao phoi, suy§n va qui vi cao nien
cung se duoc tim thay o mang kfoi
tren.
AGING
     Initiative
Tai Lieu Tham Khao
'\. Center for Disease Control and
Prevention, U.S. DHHS. (2002)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Surveillance Summary, United States,
1971-2000.

2. National Institute on Heart, Lung and
Blood, NIH, U.S. DHHS. (2002)
Morbidity and Mortality: 2002 Chart Book
on Cardiovascular, Lung and Blood
Diseases.
                                                    Publication Number
                                                    EPA-100-F-04-020

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