Health Impacts of Fire Smoke Inhalation

Large-scale, thick, self-assembled, nacre-mimetic brick-walls as fire barrier coatings on textiles

“…Lower pkHRR is a desired parameter to exhibit efficient fire-retardancy in real fire situation as it retards or diminishes the self-propagation or spreading of the flame to other materials when the external flame or ignition source is removed39. Similarly, reduction in TSR is important as smoke can cause serious problems like choking, unconsciousness, lack of breathing during evacuation395460. A 53% reduction in TSR for CMC 60 MTM 40 -5% as compared to the control is noteworthy, indicating that not much dense smoke is released during burning of the coated fabric.…”

Surveying the Ashes: Experience from the 2007 Peloponnese Wildfires Six Months after the Disaster

“…Adult inhabitants relief efforts. 10,11 Studies of the aftermath of Australian bushfire disasters documented that the affected population is at increased risk for ongoing physical and psychological health problems over an extended period of time. 4,6 Summaries of the literature have shown that female gender, minority status, and lower socioeconomic status are risk factors for the later development of psychological distress postdisaster.…”

Immunohistochemistry of Neuronal Apoptosis in Fatal Traumas: The Contribution of Forensic Molecular Pathology in Medical Science

“…Fire fatality involves complex causes of death; major lethal factors involved in fire death are burns and inhalation of toxic gases, including CO and cyanide, which are produced by combustion, accompanied by smoke and ambient oxygen depletion (Stefanidou et al, 2008). Despite recent advances in clinical burn and CO intoxication care measures (Ipaktchi & Arbabi, 2006;Prockop & Chichkova, 2007), most fire victims are found dead, and in those found alive, severe burns or brain damage from CO intoxication can cause death despite intensive clinical care.…”