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Inhalation injury above the larynx

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Inhalation injury above the larynx is due primarily to the inspiration of hot gas - direct heat is the main injurious agent. Typically, this type of injury occurs when the victim is unable to escape from an enclosed space and has no alternative but to inhale.


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