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  2. Smoke inhalation - Wikipedia

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    Smoke inhalation is the breathing in of harmful fumes (produced as by-products of combusting substances) through the respiratory tract. [1] This can cause smoke inhalation injury (subtype of acute inhalation injury) which is damage to the respiratory tract caused by chemical and/or heat exposure, as well as possible systemic toxicity after smoke inhalation.

  3. Carbon monoxide poisoning - Wikipedia

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    Idling automobiles with the exhaust pipe blocked by snow has led to the poisoning of car occupants. [83] Any perforation between the exhaust manifold and shroud can result in exhaust gases reaching the cabin. Generators and propulsion engines on boats, notably houseboats, have resulted in fatal carbon monoxide exposures. [84] [85]

  4. Vehicular suicide - Wikipedia

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    Intentional traffic collisions may be a chosen method of suicide where speed limits are high enough to produce fatal deceleration. [2] Modern cars have high rates of acceleration and can easily reach very high speeds in short distances, while most cannot protect occupants in frontal impact collisions exceeding 70 km/h (43 mph). [3]

  5. Yes, you could inhale toxic fumes during your flight: What to ...

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    A lot of the time they test you for CO2, which can be an indication of exposure,” he said. “What we would like to do is to develop a test that would prove that you have been exposed.”

  6. 10 weird things that can kill you almost instantly - AOL

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    Here are 10 weird things that can kill you almost instantly. Number 10.A meteor. Humans have been lucky when it comes to avoiding sizeable meteors and mass die-offs. However, if one measuring 50 ...

  7. Exhaust gas - Wikipedia

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    Diesel exhaust is the exhaust gas produced by a diesel engine, plus any contained particulates. Its composition may vary with the fuel type, rate of consumption or speed of engine operation (e.g., idling or at speed or under load), and whether the engine is in an on-road vehicle, farm vehicle, locomotive, marine vessel, or stationary generator ...

  8. Yes, you could inhale toxic fumes during your flight: What to ...

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    Toxic fume incidents aren't very common, but they can make passengers, flight attendants and pilots seriously ill. Here are the warning signs. Toxic fume incidents aren't very common, but they can ...

  9. Gas chamber - Wikipedia

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    On the way, they were almost killed by exhaust fumes redirected through a special tube into the closed cargo compartment of the truck." [30] [31] Soviet dissident Petro Grigorenko described in his memoirs a story told by his close friend and former prisoner of Gulag Vasil Teslia. He described killings of "kulaks" in a prison in Omsk. According ...