Do Smoking Bans cause a 27 to 40% drop in admissions for myocardial infarction in hospitals?
A preliminary study by David W. Kuneman and Michael J. McFadden November 29, 2005 In April 2004, the British Medical Journal reported a study which found a 40% drop in hospital admissions (from 40 expected admissions to 24 actual admissions) for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) while a local smoking ban was in effect in Helena MT. Recently, a media release claimed a 27% reduction (from 399 expected admissions to 291 actual admissions for AMI) was found in Pueblo CO after its smoking ban took effect. Is this proposed effect the result of selective research, or can any jurisdiction considering a ban expect similar results? Data on state-specific emergency room admissions for acute myocardial infarction are available at http://hcup.ahrq.gov/HCUPnet.asp This is the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project which is a family of health care databases and related software tools and products developed through a Federal-State-Industry partnership and sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Resear
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