BLACK LUNG DISEASE DURING I.R.

BLACK LUNG

• A disease that is cause by breathing in too much coal dust
• During the industrial revolution thousand of workers got this disease from coal mines

WHAT HAPPENS TO YOU?

• The outer covering of your air sacs get destroyed.
• Also, your lungs will harden from scars you get.

TYPES OF BLACK LUNG DISEASE

• There are two types, simple and complicated.
• Complicated only effects about 2% of people who have simple.
• Complicated causes your lungs to have scars.
• It is very easy to die from complicated lung disease.

SYMPTOMS

• You may not have any symptoms when you first get it
• Later you may walk funny and have a hard time breathing

HOW DO I KNOW I HAVE IT?

• A physician can take a X-ray of your chest
• They also might give you a breathing test

LUNG DISEASE TREATMENT

• Don't get in contact with dust.
• Don't smoke
• Also, get oxygen therapy if disease is really bad

SOURCES OF EXPOSURE

• Underground coal mines
• Preparation of coal for transport
• Transporting coal

CITATION PAGE

• UMWA "Black Lung." Online.http://www.umwa.org/?q=content/black-lung. Dec 11, 2013
• American Lung Association "pneumoconiosis(Black Lung Disease). " Online.http://www.lung.org/lung-disease/pneumoconiosis/ Dec 11,2013
• MSHA "Black Lung."Online. http://www. msha.dov/S&Hinfo/Black lung/HHs3q.pdf, Dec 11,2013
• Utah Department of Health."Black lung disease." Online. http://health care.utah.edu/miners_hospital/out reach/Blacklungonly.pdf Dec 11, 2013