Threats to life in residential structure fires

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 297-301

  Cone, David C ^a   MacMillan, Don ^a   Parwani, Vivek ^a   Van Gelder, Carin ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon monoxide; Emergency medical services; Fires; Heat; Oxygen

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; OXYGEN;

AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FIRE; FIRE FIGHTER; FIRE PROTECTION; HUMAN; LUNG BURN; TEMPERATURE; THREAT;

ANOXIA; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; FIRES; HEAT; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; OXYGEN; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SMOKE INHALATION INJURY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 46349092640     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120802104029     Document Type: Article

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