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- Title
Inhalation Injuries.
- Authors
NUCCIO, PAUL F.
- Abstract
The article focuses on inhalation injuries and how to manage them. It states that the primary cause of death in indoor fires is smoke inhalation, which leads to declining mental status. It says that ammonia, chlorine, and phosgene are the common toxins associated with fire smokes that may cause mucous membrane irritation, rhinitis, and pneumonitis. It mentions that all victims should be treated initially as trauma patients starting with the basics.
- Subjects
TREATMENT for burns &; scalds; WOUND care; ARTIFICIAL respiration; RESPIRATORY organ injuries; CRITICAL care medicine; PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of smoke; POISONOUS gases; BURN patients; HISTORY; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
RT: The Journal for Respiratory Care Practitioners, 2011, Vol 24, Issue 10, p34
- ISSN
1040-6050
- Publication type
Article