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-== Introduction ==
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-An inhalation burn causes direct injury to the respiratory airway and even the lung parenchyma due to the deposition of harmful chemicals from the smoke. <ref>Sabri A, Dabbous H, Dowli A, Barazi R. The airway in inhalational injury: diagnosis and management. Ann Burns Fire Disasters. 2017 Mar 31;30(1):24.</ref>
-Around 13,000 to 22,000 burns injuries ae reported in one country per year. Out of the total number of burns cases, inhalational burns occur in 30% of these individuals. Among those with inhalational burns 30% die due to the smoke inhalation.
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