It’s believed the three are in North Battleford, but this is not confirmed and police do not have any vehicle descriptors to provide at this time.Īlexis stands 4-feet-5, with a slim build, brown shoulder-length hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing a grey t-shirt, black pants and a black with Amber Rosette, whom they are believed to still be with. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.North Battleford RCMP are asking for help to find two missing children who were last seen Thursday night.Īlexis Rosette, 7, and Kingsley Rosette, 8, were last seen on the 700 block of 100th Street in North Battleford around 7:45p.m. SIMON: NPR health correspondent Maria Godoy, thank you so much. And also keep the doors and windows closed, and try not to use your gas stove or burn candles or vacuum because that can all add to indoor air pollution. And then if you're at home, use an air purifier if you've got one. I know personally I have lots left over from COVID. And, you know, one thing is it is hard to find an N95 mask for younger kids, but you can find KN95s that fit pretty well. Patel says, maybe instead of fighting them, just keep them indoors as much as possible. And definitely have kids mask up if they are going to be spending time outside when air pollution levels are high. And if the air quality is bad, like in the red or purple zone, it's not a time for outdoor sports or the playground. There's this nifty color coded meter that shows the air quality in your area. So, you know, for starters, make sure to check the air quality where you live by going to the EPA website,. GODOY: Yeah, well, a lot of the advice is the same for kids and adults. SIMON: What can parents do to try and keep their children as safe as possible from wildfire smoke, children who, you know, want to be outside and play? GODOY: She says it's important to keep that in mind because as climate change makes intense wildfires more common, many of us will likely be exposed to this type of air pollution more often. PATEL: Knowing that wildfire pollution is actually worse, I think it merits us being a little more careful when it comes to children. Patel told me it's estimated to be 10 times as toxic as air pollution from burning fossil fuels. One thing that I find really striking is just how bad wildfire smoke is. SIMON: Maria, is wildfire smoke different than other kinds of air pollution? GODOY: And, you know, Brenner says there are also several studies that show hospitalization rates for children with asthma increase when air pollution levels are high. KEITH BRENNER: So I think that pregnant women should do all they can to avoid, you know, exposures on these days when the levels are so high. He's a pulmonologist at Hackensack University Medical Center, and he says studies have shown that particulate matter of the same size that's found in wildfire smoke can impact the development of the fetus. There's less evidence specific to wildfires. GODOY: Well, because studies have shown that repeated exposure to air pollution in general can be harmful even in the womb. ![]() And, you know, even pregnant women are at higher risk. If you see that, you definitely should call a doctor. And in babies that might look like bobbing their heads or grunting to keep their airways open. Where it gets concerning is if they're having trouble breathing so they're wheezing or using their belly muscles to breathe. ![]() She says in general, wildfire smoke exposure can cause symptoms like coughing or sneezing in kids. ![]() GODOY: She told me that's especially true for kids under the age of 5. So even a smaller amount of inflammation can hit a kid harder as well. LISA PATEL: Kids are more susceptible to begin with because their airways are even smaller. She's a pediatrician, and she's also the executive director of the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health. So they're breathing in more of those tiny particles in smoke that can go down deep into the lungs and trigger inflammation. One is that kids breathe faster, and so they take in more air relative to their body weight compared with grown-ups. GODOY: Well, there are actually several reasons. SIMON: And why are children especially vulnerable? NPR health correspondent Maria Godoy joins us. But health experts say that children are especially vulnerable to the pollution that shrouded the skies over much of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic this week.
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