Fire He Los Angeles destroyed Took earlier this year 31 life From Official calculationBut new research estimates that there were hundreds and deaths responsible for disaster.
In studies, published in Medical Journal Jama On Wednesday, researchers analyzed data on the number of deaths in Los Angeles County from 5 January to February 1, 2025 – when duration Palisades And Eaton Fire However the city – and estimated that 440 more deaths can be attributed to fire compared to the number of previous years data.
The possibility of these additional deaths reflects a combination of factors, including increasing risk Poor air qualityWhich can increase the state of the heart or lungs, the authors say. They also indicate the effects of delay or interruption of people for necessary health care during that period.
The authors wrote, “The findings of this study underlined the need to complement direct deadly estimates with alternative methods to determine the additional mortality burden and climatic emergency conditions of the wildfire.” “They also highlight the need for monitoring of mortality during and after the emergency of wildfire.”
The study had some limitations, including some provisional data, and it was not responsible for the deaths that may have occurred after February 1.
Authors suggest that future research should pay attention to the long -term effects of the wildfire as more data becomes available. He urged more research in the reasons contributing to additional deaths related to wildfire.
After 2 years of Mauy Wildfire, studies get more health effects
JAMA Network also published two studies on Wednesday, in which health effects were examined Mau wildfireWhich destroyed the island in August 2023.
In one StudyResearchers found adequate heart, lungs and psychological health issues among a group of adults affected by wildfire. Among over 1,000 study participants, about 63% had hypertension, about 50% reported symptoms of depression and about 22% performed FEV, or “tremendous respiratory volume,” a measure of lung function.
Additionally, researchers found that members of the study group who lived within the fire periphery were “much less lung function” than people outside them.
High level of social support was associated with better mental health results, but researchers found that it does not improve physical conditions such as low lung function.
“As Climate-managed disasters intensifyTheir long -term health effects will be required to protect and protect active strategies to reduce their long -term health effects Unsafe population And increase the flexibility, “the authors wrote.
Another Study In view of the disaster, he focused on suicides and overdose. The research found that the fire had an immediate effect on such deaths in both Maii and Hawaii.
Using data from the US National Center for Health Statistics from December 2014 to December 2014, researchers found that the fire had increased by 46% increase in fire and 46% increase in the death rate in all air in August 2023, relative to other months, and alone in the mau alone.
During the 120 -month study period, in August 2023, Mauyayan was responsible for both the highest monthly joint suicide and overdose mortality of other airport counties.
The authors noted that these conclusions “rapidly deployed suicide and wildfire response and expose the importance of prevention intervention during the recovery stages, including intervention, which reach beyond the straight-affected areas.
