Smoke-inhalation injuries
1981; American Medical Association; Volume: 246; Issue: 15 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1001/jama.246.15.1694
ISSN1538-3598
Autores Tópico(s)Burn Injury Management and Outcomes
ResumoTHE LETHAL effects of smoke inhalation have been known as far back as the first century AD when Pliny reported that the Romans executed prisoners by placing them over the smoke of green wood fires. 1 The November 1980 fire at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas serves as a grim reminder of the dangers of fire-related smoke. Most of the 84 deaths and injuries were due to smoke inhalation. In general, about 50% of fire-related deaths are caused by smoke inhalation. Firemen are at particular risk of injury because they are confronted routinely with hazardous fire and smoke situations. Firemen also may have an increased risk of chronic respiratory disorders. 2 "Smoke inhalation injury" is a vague term that should serve to alert medical personnel to the many types of injuries that may occur in such patients. Smoke is a mixture of particulate matter and gases of varying
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