Secondhand Smoke Exposure Doubled Asthmatic Kids' Hospital Readmissions /暴露在二手烟中的哮喘儿童再次入院人数增加了一倍

If your child has asthma, it's a good idea to put your smokes away.

如果孩子有哮喘，你最好还是戒烟。

Now a study finds that asthmatic children exposed to secondhand smoke are more likely to make repeat trips to the ER with breathing problems.

现在一项研究表明，吸入二手烟的哮喘儿童更有可能因为呼吸问题而反复去急诊室。

Researchers scoured data from 619 children admitted to Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center for breathing issues in 2010 and 2011.

研究人员搜集了辛辛那提儿童医院医疗中心在2010年和2011年共计619位因为呼吸问题而入院的儿童的数据。

The research team found that if the kids' saliva tested positive for markers of nicotine exposure, ...

研究小组发现，如果孩子唾液中尼古丁含量检测呈阳性，

... the children were about twice as likely to be readmitted over the next year for future breathing issues.

…在接下来的一年里，这些孩子因呼吸问题再次入院的可能性大约增加了一倍。

In total, about 17 percent of the kids in the study winded up being admitted to the hospital again in the next twelve months.

总的来说，参与研究的孩子中有17%在接下来的12个月里又被送进了医院。

The study was published in the journal Pediatrics.

这项研究发表在《儿科学》杂志上。

The saliva of children brought to the hospital for asthma or wheezing revealed that about 80 percent had been exposed to tobacco smoke.

被送往医院治疗哮喘/气喘的儿童的唾液检测结果表明，他们之中大约80%接触过烟草烟雾。

Many caregivers claimed that their kids were not in the presence of smoke.

许多监护人称他们的孩子没在烟雾中暴露。

But the saliva and blood tests on the children suggested otherwise.

但对孩子们的唾液和血液的测试结果却表明，情况和这些监护人说的相反。

So if you wanna protect your child, it's time to stop blowing smoke.

所以如果你想保护你的孩子，是时候停止吸烟了。

本文节选自《60-Second Science American》