Smoke Inhalation Injury: CO and Cyanide Toxicity
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Vanderbilt University. Medical Center
Abstract
The onset of cold weather will bring with it an increase in structure fires. The leading cause of deaths in fires is complications from the inhalation of smoke-- not burns. Learn why smoke is so deadly as well as what are the appropriate methods to treat smoke related asphyxiation.
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Includes descriptive metadata provided by producer in MP3 file: "Surgery ICU Rounds - Podcasts - Smoke Inhalation Injury: CO and Cyanide Toxicity." By Jeffrey S. Guy, MD, MSc, FACS.
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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Smoke Inhalation Injury, Burn Intensive Care Unit, Critical care