Smoke burn
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Smoke burns are burns
that tend to be caused as a result of flash fire
s, both in house fires and in small chemical fires. These can be made to be more severe by a large presence of atmospheric humidity. These burns tend to occur at a temperature of about 121 °C / 250 °F. The heat is almost instantaneous and it is just hot enough to singe or burn off the tips of stray hairs, but mostly damage is mild. The heat produced by the burning substance is rarely hot enough to burn the skin. Normally, in situations where smoke burns are possible, the heat and quantity of smoke needed are rarely produced.
Burn (injury)
A burn is a type of injury to flesh caused by heat, electricity, chemicals, light, radiation or friction. Most burns affect only the skin . Rarely, deeper tissues, such as muscle, bone, and blood vessels can also be injured...
that tend to be caused as a result of flash fire
Flash fire
A flash fire is a sudden, intense fire caused by ignition of a mixture of air and a dispersed flammable substance such as a solid , flammable or combustible liquid , or a flammable gas...
s, both in house fires and in small chemical fires. These can be made to be more severe by a large presence of atmospheric humidity. These burns tend to occur at a temperature of about 121 °C / 250 °F. The heat is almost instantaneous and it is just hot enough to singe or burn off the tips of stray hairs, but mostly damage is mild. The heat produced by the burning substance is rarely hot enough to burn the skin. Normally, in situations where smoke burns are possible, the heat and quantity of smoke needed are rarely produced.