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SMOKE AND FUME INHALATION

SMOKE AND FUME INHALATION. The inhalation of smoke and toxic fumes from fires, solvent abuse or defective heating systems will lead to the lack of oxygen circulating around the body (hypoxia), burns to the airway and damage to the heart, lung tissue and blood.

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SMOKE AND FUME INHALATION

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  1. SMOKE AND FUME INHALATION The inhalation of smoke and toxic fumes from fires, solvent abuse or defective heating systems will lead to the lack of oxygen circulating around the body (hypoxia), burns to the airway and damage to the heart, lung tissue and blood. Fires will burn up the available supply of oxygen in an enclosed space very quickly. A fire has many products of combustion, some of which chemically displace oxygen from our blood. Carbon monoxide is a major product of combustion in many fires whilst domestic fires can produce hydrogen cyanide. Toxic fumes can do an enormous amount of damage to the lungs and blood and reduce the blood’s ability to carry oxygen. TREATMENT • If possible remove the casualty to fresh air • Check airway and breathing • Treat any burns and monitor the casualty’s condition • If casualty is unconscious, carry out your normal BLS procedures and be prepared to resuscitate.

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