“…135,137,138,143,146 A few authors endorse tracheal intubation for patients who have bronchospasm, 134 respiratory distress, 135 full-thickness facial burns, 135,146 circumferential neck burns, 135 oropharyngeal burns, 135,146 oropharyngeal soot, 138 hoarseness, 138 or carbonaceous sputum. 142,146 Investigators have described 16 groups of smoke inhalation patients who needed tracheal intubation. [131][132][133][134][135][136][137][138][139][140][141][142][143]224 The overall rate of emergency tracheal intubation was 62.2% (605 of 972).…”