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Smoke Inhalation and Thermal Injuries ch43
Question | Answer |
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What is a thermal injury? | injury caused by the inhalation of hot gases. |
Where are thermal injuries confined to? | Upper airway. |
Why are the airways distal to the larynx spared? | 1)The ability of the upper airways to coll hot gases2)reflex laryngospasm3)glottic closure |
what is a predictor of thermal injury? | facial burns |