Patient was smoking while using oxygen concentrator and inhaler.Flash fire occurred and patient sustained burns on his face.Patient was taken to the hospital where he was talking when he arrived but was later intubated and transferred to a hospital with a burn unit.Patient treated for 2nd degree burn over bridge of nose, both cheeks and upper lip.Patient also treated for smoke inhalation and had singed nasal hairs and carbonaceous sputum and carbon in the nares.Chest reported to be clear to auscultation with breath sounds equal bilaterally.Patient was extubated on (b)(6) 2015 and reported to be comfortable.Patient was discharged to home on hospice on (b)(6) 2015.
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