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BURNS AND CRITICAL CARE
Case #1 -
A 53 year old with burns of her face, neck and extremities

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
3.) What are observations that make you suspicious of inhalation injury?

Possible markers for inhalation injury:


  • Burned in a closed space

  • Carbonaceous sputum

  • Acrid smell of smoke in clothes

  • Any flame burn

 
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