Doctors in Canadahavecalledfor a ban on theuse of perfumesandaftershaves in hospitalsandclinics.Theysaythechemicals in thescentscantriggerasthmaandallergies or makethesituationworsethan it used to be.Thescientistswereshocked to learn thatoverhalf of asthmaattackswerecaused by irritantssuch as powerfulsmells.Besidesperfumesandaftershaves,thesecanincludecigarettesmoke,cleaningfluidsandotherstrongfragrancesandodours. Dr KenFlegeland Dr JamesMartin of McGillUniversity in Canadawroteaboutthedangers of smells in hospital in theCanadianMedicalAssociationJournal.Theysaid:"Hospitalenvironmentsfreefromartificialscentsshouldbecome a uniformpolicy,promotingthesafety of patients,staffandvisitorsalikeand the sooner we perform it, the better result we are going to get."
Strongsmellsaffectmany of us in oneway or another.Around a third of peoplesaytheyarephysicallyaffected by artificialscentsworn by others.Thedoctorsnotedthatthisshould be a seriousconcern in allhospitals.Theywrote:"It is notthateasy to believe,butthemoreartificialscentsaredesigned to make us attractive,themoreunintendedharmcan be done to thosewhoarevulnerable. There is emergingevidencethatasthma, in somecases, is primarilyaggravated by artificialscents."Theyaddedthat:"This is particularlyconcerning in hospitals,wherevulnerablepatientswithasthma or otherupperairway or skinsensitivitiesareconcentrated."Theywarnthatscents in hospitalscanmakethesepatients'conditionworse.
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