TY - JOUR T1 - Current clinical management of smoke inhalation injuries: a reality check JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J DO - 10.1183/13993003.02163-2018 VL - 52 IS - 6 SP - 1802163 AU - Arietta Spinou AU - Nikolaos G. Koulouris Y1 - 2018/12/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/52/6/1802163.abstract N2 - A major disaster is happening at the moment, as the Camp Fire, Woolsey Fire and Hill Fire are burning in California. Camp Fire in Northern California has already burned 546.3 km2 and is the deadliest wildfire in the history of the state, with 48 fatalities and still counting [1]. It was also only recently, in July 2018, when a fire entered the populated area of Mati, Greece, and created a wildland urban interface that caused 99 fatalities and numerous burns and smoke inhalation injuries. A few years ago, in August 2007, 67 people died in a megafire event in the Peloponnese region, Greece, which was created by 55 simultaneous large fires (based on size, intensity, environmental and socio-economic impact) [2]. These and numerous other tragic incidents highlight the importance of our current clinical management of the victims of fire.Smoke inhalation injury is a complex clinical condition and respiratory clinicians need to have a good understanding of its current clinical management. However, evidence derives mostly from retrospective cohorts and case series. Is this enough? http://ow.ly/PrtT30mJcYD ER -