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Inhalational Injuries
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Smoke inhalation is the leading cause of death due to fires. It produces injury through several mechanisms, including thermal injury to the upper airway, irritation or chemical injury to the airways from soot, asphyxiation, and toxicity from carbon monoxide (CO) and other gases such as cyanide.
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This video explains inhalational injuries. It identifies smoke inhalation as the leading cause of death due to fires and describes its mechanisms of injury, including thermal injury to the upper airway, irritation or chemical injury to the airways from soot, asphyxiation, and toxicity from carbon monoxide and other gases such as cyanide.
Key points
- Identifies smoke inhalation as the leading cause of death due to fires
- Covers thermal injury to the upper airway
- Covers irritation and chemical injury from soot
- Covers asphyxiation and toxicity from carbon monoxide and cyanide
Video Overview
This video presents “Inhalational Injuries” — Smoke inhalation is the leading cause of death due to fires. It produces injury through several mechanisms, including thermal injury to the upper airway, irritation or chemical injury to the airways from soot, asphyxiation, and toxicity. Whether you are preparing for a procedure, studying the technique, or learning how a condition is assessed, the recording shows the process as it is performed in practice.
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