Bad Impact of Smoke Inhalation
Bad Impact of Smoke | 16 May 2025 | Smoke Detector
If someone is exposed to smoke pollution for a long time or a certain level, then that person is at risk of having a serious respiratory disease. Lung Specialist Doctor of the Pulmonology Department, Faculty of Health, University of Indonesia, Persahabatan Hospital, Agus Dwi Susanto, said that smoke from a fire is very dangerous, it can even cause death if inhaled. Fire smoke can contain Carbon Monoxide (CO), Sulfur Dioxide (SO²), Nitrogen Dioxide (NO²), and Surface Ozone (O3), small particles, and hot temperatures, if the components of fire smoke are inhaled or enter the respiratory tract, it will irritate the skin, mucosa, and respiratory tract infections. As a result of this inflammation makes prolonged irritation of the throat and cough, worsening symptoms of asthma, lung damage: tuberculosis, pneumonia, lung cancer:
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- Carbon Monoxide or CO can cause shortness of breath, confusion, chest feels heavy, dizziness, coma to death
- Sulfur Dioxide or SO² is dangerous because it can make the airways shrink and irritate the respiratory mucous membranes
- Nitrogen Dioxide or NO² weakens the defense of the respiratory tract so that it can damage the lungs
- Prolonged throat irritation and cough
- High ozone levels can cause respiratory system irritation. Ozone can later cause the appearance of symptoms of itching in the throat, and coughing after a few hours a person is exposed to smoke haze. So do not be surprised if in general, those who are constantly exposed to smoke, will experience a prolonged cough
- Exacerbates asthma symptoms
- Lung damage: tuberculosis, pneumonia, and lung cancer
Anyone can get respiratory problems if exposed to smoke for too long. Especially for asthmatics whose breathing has been disturbed before. Based on health studies, asthma sufferers who are in environments with bad air conditions have a higher risk of developing acute asthma attacks. The risk is even higher, up to 40% compared to those who live in places with good air.
When the body exposed to smoke, the organ that will feel the impact is the lungs. Symptoms of lung damage can be difficulty breathing and chest pain. If left in the long term, damaged lungs can cause several serious illnesses, such as tuberculosis, pneumonia, and even lung cancer. If it reaches the swelling, it will cause the narrowing of the airways and shortness of breath.
Hot temperatures from smoke can also cause airway damage. It also triggers inflammation. Meanwhile, the gaseous component of combustion which if inhaled can cause asphyxiation and irritation. This irritation causes damage to the mucosa to the respiratory tract in the lung tissue, this can interfere with the entry of oxygen.
However, the most dangerous is shortness of breath in oxygen transportation because of toxic gases arising from fire smoke. This will make someone experience asphyxia or lack of oxygen. This gas asphyxia is deadly. Because asphyxia makes the amount of oxygen reduced. This causes a person to lack of oxygen and then causes death.
How to handle it?
- Use a WAPTech Smoke Detector from PT Sealant Pratama Indonesia. This step is a wise choice. The smoke detector works are very simple if in a room the smoke concentration level has reached a predetermined limit, the WAPTech smoke detector will give a warning in the form of loud noise to the occupant so that the occupant can immediately take action to stop the spread of fire from happening
- Make sure the electronic equipment is not too hot because it can cause a short-circuit or explosion
- Remove plugs that are not used
- If you smoke, make sure you have put out the flame from the cigarette butt right before throwing it away
- Make sure the source of fire in your home (e.g stove, candle) is not close to flammable items. Then make sure to turn off the fire before leaving it
You can see our product page for Smoke Detector or Tokopedia PT Sealan Pratama JKT (official PT Sealan Pratama Indonesia account).
source: Bahaya Menghirup Asap Kebakaran, Bahaya Kabut Asap Bagi Kesehatan, Cara menghilangkan Bau Asap, Kandungan Zat Berbahaya pada Asap
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