Respiratory burns
| Emergency medicine | Anonymous |
6 symptoms of respiratory burns.
Mnemonic:
6 S's:
Sounds: cough, wheeze, stridor, hoarseness
Swollen: lips, tongue, mouth
Singed: nasal vibrissae, eyebrows
Sputum: carbonaceous
Soot: oral cavity
Skin: flushed/cherry red
Mnemonic:
6 S's:
Sounds: cough, wheeze, stridor, hoarseness
Swollen: lips, tongue, mouth
Singed: nasal vibrissae, eyebrows
Sputum: carbonaceous
Soot: oral cavity
Skin: flushed/cherry red
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