Emergency Management of Adult Smoke Inhalation Injuries

Emergency management of
adult smoke inhalation injuries
Name
Final year nursing student
NURS3101

Overview
 This presentation mainly focuses on:
 Adult smoke inhalation injuries.
 For this purpose this presentation is exploring
 The background of the adult smoke inhalation in injuries covering underlying
cause behind smoke inhalation injuries and its importance for nursing practice
 Assessment methods for patient with smoke inhalation injuries
 Six priority interventions that should be taken to prevent adult smoke health
injuries and the rationale for it

Aims
 The purpose of this presentation is to develop an understanding about the:
 Prevalence and pathophysiology of adult smoke inhalation injuries
 Assessment methods that are adapted in clinical setting to detect smoking
inhalation injuries
 Possible interventions implemented to prevent the injury.

Background
Details about smoke inhalation injury
 Acute smoke inhalation injury is defined as
the damage which is caused by inhalation
of harmful gases.
 Smoke inhalation injuries are most
commonly found in all the flame burnt
people especially when there is a case of
facial burn.
 Acute smoke inhalation injury has a high
mortality rate
 Vulnerable populations like elderly people
and children are easily affected by acute
smoke inhalation injury
Causes:
 Smoke inhalation injury is a type
of injury that is caused during
major fire events due to
inhalation of steam,
superheated gases and
incomplete combustion products
 It leads to thermal burns in the
airways caused and it is the
leading cause of respiratory
problems and acute respiratory
distress syndrome (ARDS).
(Toon et al., 2010; Lawson-Smith et al., 2011)