smoke inhalation
noun
: a serious injury caused by breathing a lot of smoke
Several survivors of the fire are suffering from smoke inhalation.
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Over 155 additional people were injured, 20 of whom are currently in critical condition, due to burns, smoke inhalation, and a stampede that took place when attendees tried to escape the Club Pulse concert.
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Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 17 Mar. 2025
Simeon Sokolov, 50, found his daughter Anastasija at the emergency ward of the September 8 hospital in the capital Skopje, where she was being treated for burns and smoke inhalation.
—Fatos Bytyci and Aleksandar Vasovic, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2025
He was also treated for smoke inhalation and diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and depression.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2025
At least seven people were critically injured in an explosion and fire at Eastern Star Masonic Retirement Campus in southeast Denver on Wednesday, including broken bones, burns and smoke inhalation, hospital officials said Friday.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2025
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Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 17 Mar. 2025
Simeon Sokolov, 50, found his daughter Anastasija at the emergency ward of the September 8 hospital in the capital Skopje, where she was being treated for burns and smoke inhalation.
—Fatos Bytyci and Aleksandar Vasovic, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2025
He was also treated for smoke inhalation and diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and depression.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2025
At least seven people were critically injured in an explosion and fire at Eastern Star Masonic Retirement Campus in southeast Denver on Wednesday, including broken bones, burns and smoke inhalation, hospital officials said Friday.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Smoke inhalation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smoke%20inhalation. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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