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Originally posted by Nathans_Dad
Well, oxygen is certainly an increased risk for fire. We rarely see this with people who are smokers and have lung damage. We ask them if they are still smoking and strongly advise them to stop if they start oxygen, but some people just can't quit.
There might have been a source of ignition in the room, perhaps a spark or something similar. The only times I have heard of oxygen related fires in the hospital has been when someone was smoking in the room or during surgery when using cautery or other sources of ignition. It is possible that a small spark could have caused the problem. Tough to say.
My condolences.
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That's been my experience. I had a patient when I lived in New York who survived two O2 fires. He was using very high-flow O2 and he was smoking both times. He was burned, but not fatally.
Very sorry to hear about this. Can you offer any details about her condition that led to hospitalization?