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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Two firefighters were taken to the hospital for heat exhaustion and smoke inhalation and at least 25 people were displaced.
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Samantha Chaney, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Early humans had to master the delicate balance between warmth and smoke inhalation.
—Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
The man and his four children were taken to Penrith Hospital and treated for smoke inhalation and minor burns.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
The victims, who died from smoke inhalation, might have made it out of the Belmont building alive if their neighbors had closed their doors and choked the oxygen that fed the massive five-alarm fire on Tuesday afternoon.
—Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
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Samantha Chaney, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Early humans had to master the delicate balance between warmth and smoke inhalation.
—Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
The man and his four children were taken to Penrith Hospital and treated for smoke inhalation and minor burns.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
The victims, who died from smoke inhalation, might have made it out of the Belmont building alive if their neighbors had closed their doors and choked the oxygen that fed the massive five-alarm fire on Tuesday afternoon.
—Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Smoke inhalation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smoke%20inhalation. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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