Scme Immediate Effects of a Smoking Environment on Children of Elementaey School Age

DOCUMENT RESUME CG 004 933 LUQUE2Th, A. J.; AND OTHERS SCME IMMEDIATE EFFECTS OF A SMOKING ENVIRONMENT ON CHILDREN OF ELEMENTAEY SCHOOL AGE. WEST TEXAS STATE UNIV., CANYON. 69 17P. ;DRS PRICE MF-$0.25 HC-$0.95 *EL2MENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, *ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES, *FAMILY ENVIRONMENT, FEMALES, HEART RATE, MALES, * PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS, PHYSICAL HEALTH, *SMOKING THE, PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO DETERMINE THE IMMEDIATE EFFECTS OF A CIGARETTE SMOKING ENVIRONMENT ON CHILDREN OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AGE. PHYSICAL EFFECTS WERE LOOKED FOR, AS WERE DIIFLRENCES BETWEEN CHILDREN FROM SMOKING HOMES AND NON-SMOKING HOMES, AND MALE SUBJECIS AND FEMALE SUBJECTS. A TOTAL OF 103 CHILDREN WERE EIVIDEJJ INTO TWO GROUPS, GROUP A PLACED TN BOTH A SMOKING AND NON-SMOKING ENVIRONMENT; AND GROUP B IN A SMOKING ENVIRONMENT ONLY., BASED ON TdE RESULTS OF THE TESTS, THE FOLLOWING CONCLUSIONS WERE OFFERED: (1) CIGARETTE SMOKE WHICH ACCUMULATES IN POORLY VENTILATED ENCLOSURES INCREASED THE HEART RATE, BLOOD PRESSURE AND AMOUNT OF CARBON MONOXIDE IN NON-SMOKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN; (2) THE SMOKING ENVIRONMENTS EFFECT UPON THE NON-SMOKER IN THE ENVIRONMENT IS SIMILAR TO THE CIGARETTE SMOKE'S EFFECT ON A SMOKER BUT ON A REDUCED SCALE; (3) NCN-SMOKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN FROM NON-SMOKING hOMES REACT IN MUCH THE SAME MANNER TO A 30 MINUTE EXPOSURE TO A SMOKING ENVIRONMENT AS TO NON-SMOKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN FROM SMOKING hOMES. (AUTHOR/KJ) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION & WELFARE OFFICE OF EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRODUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGINATING IT. POINTS OF VIEW OR OPINIONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESUIT OFFICIAL OFFICE OF EDUCATION POSITION OR POLICY. SOME IMMEDIATE EFFECTS OF A SMOKING CNJ ENVIRONMENT ON CHILDREN OF C10, LC% ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AGE PfN A. J. Luquette Ph.D., C. W. Landiss 4, and D. J. Merki Ph.D. C:1