ICU SAQs · Burns
Smoke inhalation injury — the assessment and the management
A CICM Second-Part SAQ on the smoke inhalation injury — the early intubation, the bronchoscopy, the CO.
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A patient is pulled from a house fire with 30 per cent TBSA burns, soot in the mouth, and a hoarse voice. Outline the airway and the inhalation the injury the management.
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A patient is pulled from a house fire with 30 per cent TBSA burns, soot in the mouth, and a hoarse voice. Outline the airway and inhalation injury the management.
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