smoke inhalation
noun
: a serious injury caused by breathing a lot of smoke
Several survivors of the fire are suffering from smoke inhalation.
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Fire crews evaluated the child for smoke inhalation at the scene before she was taken to a hospital for further care.
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Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Nov. 2025
Their father was transported for treatment of smoke inhalation.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 28 Nov. 2025
Attorneys allege that due to prolonged smoke inhalation and with nowhere left to run, Lori Long had no choice but to fall from the fourth floor.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2025
The California Highway Patrol is exempt, as well as undercover operatives, members of SWAT teams, and people who have health issues or who need masks for medical reasons such as preventing smoke inhalation.
—Nidia Cavazos, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
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Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Nov. 2025
Their father was transported for treatment of smoke inhalation.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 28 Nov. 2025
Attorneys allege that due to prolonged smoke inhalation and with nowhere left to run, Lori Long had no choice but to fall from the fourth floor.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2025
The California Highway Patrol is exempt, as well as undercover operatives, members of SWAT teams, and people who have health issues or who need masks for medical reasons such as preventing smoke inhalation.
—Nidia Cavazos, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for smoke inhalation
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“Smoke inhalation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smoke%20inhalation. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.
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