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Inhalation injury directly damages the lung parenchyma and increases the mortality associated with burn injury. Timely diagnosis and appropriate treatment of inhalation injury are the keys to improving survival. In practice, the term inhalation injury denotes a spectrum of different airway injury mechanisms, each requiring unique diagnostic paradigms and treatment algorithm. This chapter provides an understanding of inhalation injury pathophysiology as well as a roadmap to effectively navigate the diagnosis and treatment of inhaled toxins and smoke effects on lung function in inhalation injury.

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  1. Firefighters Burn Institute Burn Centre, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA

    Tina L. Palmieri M.D., F.A.C.S., F.C.C.M.

  2. Shriners Hospital for Children Northern California, 2425 Stockton Blvd, Suite 718, Sacramento, CA, 95817, USA

    Tina L. Palmieri M.D., F.A.C.S., F.C.C.M.

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Palmieri, T.L. (2016). Breathing. In: Greenhalgh, D. (eds) Burn Care for General Surgeons and General Practitioners . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29161-1_4

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