smoke inhalation
noun
: a serious injury caused by breathing a lot of smoke
Several survivors of the fire are suffering from smoke inhalation.
Examples of smoke inhalation in a Sentence
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An elderly man was assisted in getting out of the building by fire rescue workers and received treatment on the scene for smoke inhalation.
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Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 28 May 2024
They were found alone and were suffering from smoke inhalation.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 25 May 2024
One person was treated at the scene for minor smoke inhalation but no serious injuries have been reported.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 21 May 2024
Jennifer had been strangled to death and Michaela and Hayley died from smoke inhalation after Komisarjevsky doused the home with gasoline and set it on fire.
—Corin Cesaric, Peoplemag, 19 May 2024
Firefighters rescued a child who had been injured by burns and smoke inhalation from the basement of the home.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2024
Since then, there have been at least 212 complaints, including 14 reports of fires and eight reports of burn injuries on the hands or arms, as well as smoke inhalation.
—Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 16 May 2024
One resident was later transferred off the island to McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey for smoke inhalation, the chief told the Free Press.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2024
According to court documents, per the release, one of the children died from stab wounds to the chest, while the second child died from smoke inhalation from the fire.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 28 May 2024
They were found alone and were suffering from smoke inhalation.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 25 May 2024
One person was treated at the scene for minor smoke inhalation but no serious injuries have been reported.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 21 May 2024
Jennifer had been strangled to death and Michaela and Hayley died from smoke inhalation after Komisarjevsky doused the home with gasoline and set it on fire.
—Corin Cesaric, Peoplemag, 19 May 2024
Firefighters rescued a child who had been injured by burns and smoke inhalation from the basement of the home.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2024
Since then, there have been at least 212 complaints, including 14 reports of fires and eight reports of burn injuries on the hands or arms, as well as smoke inhalation.
—Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 16 May 2024
One resident was later transferred off the island to McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey for smoke inhalation, the chief told the Free Press.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2024
According to court documents, per the release, one of the children died from stab wounds to the chest, while the second child died from smoke inhalation from the fire.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
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“Smoke inhalation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smoke%20inhalation. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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