Wow! In Michigan, a girl died from an asthma attack caused by secondhand smoke in the bar where she worked.
It’s the first case of secondhand smoke causing an immediate death.
She felt ill shortly into her shift and told her manager she needed to go to the hospital–she didn’t have an inhaler with her. She tried to use an inhaler given to her by someone in the bar, but was unable to.
Scary stuff. Having had my share of serious asthma attacks, that story pretty much terrifies me, if for no other reason than knowing about this will increase my stress level the next time I have an attack without a readily available inhaler.
I’m curious as to what this case will bring about. Granted, she had severe asthma, but I’m sure this’ll be used in arguments about the dangers of secondhand smoke.
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