Cause of Death from Burns

Taylor, Frederic W.; Gumbert, Jack L.

doi:10.1097/00000658-196504000-00002

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“…The place of inhaled irritants in the oetiology of this syndrome has previously been considered by some authors (Skold & Brunk 1961, Phillips et al 1963, Taylor & Gumbert 1965, Williams-Leir 1967. Particularly revealing is the account of Cox et al (1955) of the Dellwood Nursery fire which resulted in the death of 13 of 15 babies, only 1 death being from burns.…”

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Inhalation Injury

Hampton

1977

Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine

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Inhalation Injury

Hampton

1977

Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine

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“…With improved control of these aspects of the burn injury, renewed interest in "pulmonary burn" developed. Many clinical reports appeared in the literature citing respiratory damage as a major cause of postburn mortality [6,7].…”

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Diagnosis and treatment of inhalation injury

Moylan

AlexanderJr.

1978

World J. Surg.

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Inhalation injury is a chemical burn of the airways secondary to inhaling the products of incomplete combustion. Three levels of damage are definable and include upper airway, major airway, and terminal airway and parenchyma. Accurate diagnosis using either fiberoptic bronchoscopy or133xenon lung scans or both permits early identification of high‐risk groups and the implementation of proper therapy. Treatment includes close observation, careful burn shock resuscitation, chest physiotherapy, bronchodilators, rigid aseptic techniques, and ventilatory support as needed. Systemic corticosteroids and prophylactic antibiotics should be avoided. Recent experience with improved diagnosis and treatment reveals a reduction in mortality rate from almost 90% to less than 30%.

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