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Smoking in public places was a public norm for people in England until a few years ago when the practice was banned. Medical statistics of the area show that the amount of children that are hospitalized because they suffered asthma attacks has significantly lowered since the ban. Researchers at Imperial College London stated that there is a 12 percent drop in children hospitalization in relations to asthma; each year, severe asthma attacks have decreased by 2.2 percent since the ban. During the 2006-2007 periods the amount of children admitted into the hospital peaked to nearly 27,000. Published in the Pediatrics journal, the study stated that the amount of hospitalizations after the three years of the ban decreased by 6,802 admissions or 12.3 percent. The study showed that the ban lowered increasingly lowered the admission of more boys than girls amongst all ages. The lowered rate of boys being accepted into hospitals was consistent throughout social classes, cities and rural eras. "Previous studies have also suggested that the smoke-free law changed people's attitudes about exposing others to second-hand smoke and led more people to abstain from smoking voluntarily at home and in cars," Dr. Christopher Millett of the School of Public Health at Imperial College London said in a statement. "We think that exposing children to less second-hand smoke in these settings probably played in important role in reducing asthma attacks." If a public place that you have visited has banned smoking and the people that are there have been negligent in doing so, or the law has not been enforced you may be more prone to asthma attacks. If you are hospitalized because of this constant exposure, which you have no control over, contact a California personal injury lawyer.
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