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What You Should Know About Tobacco

Tobacco use hurts your health and costs you in many ways. Here are some facts about tobacco use that every child and adult should know.

  • Don’t get trapped. Nicotine in cigarettes, cigars, and spit tobacco is addictive.
  • Smoking can damage your lungs and reduce your ability to breathe during sports and exercise.
  • Smokers suffer shortness of breath (gasp!) almost 3 times more often than nonsmokers.
  • Cigars, spit tobacco and vaping are NOT safe alternatives.
  • Know the truth. Despite all the tobacco use on TV, movies, music videos, billboards and magazines — most teens, adults, and athletes DON’T use tobacco.
  • Don’t waste (burn) money on tobacco. The average cost at 1 pack a day is over $1800 a year!
  • Cigarette smoking is responsible for more than 480,000 deaths per year in the United States with more than 41,000 deaths resulting from secondhand smoke exposure alone.
  • Get involved: make your team, school, home and community tobacco-free; teach others; join community efforts to prevent tobacco use.

Source: Centers for Disease Control’s Tobacco Information and Prevention Source and OAAC. Additional information is available at www.cdc.gov/tobacco

 

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New Patient & Established Patient OAAC Guidelines Beginning May 11th

BEGINNING MAY 11th – Oklahoma Allergy & Asthma Clinic will revert back to ALL in person patient appointments.
All patients are required to wear their own cloth or medical masks into the clinics when arriving for appointments. Due to supply chain issues, OAAC will not be able to provide masks to patients. 

  • To limit your time in our office:
    Please pre-check in on Phreesia (our electronic patient system). Your notice will arrive via email and text one week prior to your appointment and;
    when you arrive for your appointment, please call 405-235-0040, using option 1, to pay your co-pay prior to entering the building.
    Call 405-235-0040, select “1” for the Business Office for questions or if you need to update any information to ensure you have the opportunity to pre-check in.
  • If you are a part of a high risk group you can request ahead of time to have your appointment via telemedicine.
  • In order to reduce the spread of COVID-19, OAAC is asking that adult patients do not bring guests and minor patients are only accompanied by one adult.
  • OAAC providers and co-workers are wearing their appropriate PPE. 
  • Following CDC guidelines, everyone will be prescreened as they enter our clinics.

COVID SYMPTOMS:

Older adults and people who have severe underlying medical conditions like heart or lung disease or diabetes seem to be at higher risk for developing more serious complications from COVID-19 illness.

People with COVID-19 have had a wide range of symptoms reported – ranging from mild symptoms to severe illness.

These symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus:

  • Fever
  • Cough
  • Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
  • Chills
  • Repeated shaking with chills
  • Muscle pain
  • Headache
  • Sore throat
  • New loss of taste or smell

When to Seek Medical Attention

If you develop any of these emergency warning signs* for COVID-19 get medical attention immediately:

  • Trouble breathing
  • Persistent pain or pressure in the chest
  • New confusion or inability to arouse
  • Bluish lips or face

*This list is not all inclusive. Please consult your medical provider for any other symptoms that are severe or concerning to you.

Call 911 if you have a medical emergency: Notify the operator that you have, or think you might have, COVID-19. If possible, put on a cloth face covering before medical help arrives.

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