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Smoke inhalation may cause thermal injury to the upper airways, chemical injury to the tracheobronchial tree, and systemic poisoning with carbon monoxide or hydrogen cyanide. Inhalation injury, a determinant of mortality in burn patients, requires management from a multidisciplinary team and consultation with a burn center. Early diagnosis and immediate treatment of associated life-threatening conditions may improve outcome. Flexible bronchoscopy remains the current standard for diagnosis of inhalation injury. Treatment is largely supportive, and the keys to therapy are ensuring a patent airway and to prevent worsening of the inhalation injury.

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Rodriguez, A., McQuitty, A. (2023). Inhalation Injury. In: Lee, J.O. (eds) Essential Burn Care for Non-Burn Specialists. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28898-2_5

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