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Respond to the following Statement: Latfia Statement 1: Addressing these complications requires a multi-pronged approach that involves both immediate and ongoing medical treatment, as well as preventive measures to reduce the risk of exposure to smoke in the first place. In the short term, the immediate focus should be on ensuring that the person's airway is open and they are breathing normally (Dyamenahalli et al., 2019). This may involve administering oxygen, using a ventilator or other breathing assistance, or even performing a tracheostomy in severe cases. Carbon monoxide poisoning, which is a common complication of smoke inhalation, can be treated with high-flow oxygen therapy and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. In addition to addressing immediate complications, it is important to monitor patients for long-term effects of smoke inhalation (Dyamenahalli et al., 2019). Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lung cancer, and other respiratory illnesses may develop months or even years after exposure to smoke. Patients should be monitored closely and provided with ongoing medical care, including regular lung function tests and imaging scans. Preventive measures can also help reduce the risk of smoke inhalation and its associated complications. Joebelle Statement 2: Smoke exposure can injure the victim immediately (acute onset) or over a longer period of time (chronic/delayed onset). Victims trapped near the fire source may be exposed to hot and dense smoke with off-gassing chemicals including carbon monoxide (CO) and cyanide. Often, these chemicals cause bronchospasm, sloughing of the epithelial lining of the airway, mucus secretion, inflammation and surfactant inactivation. How quickly these symptoms manifest depends on the chemicals within the smoke and the intensity and duration of the exposure. (Hostler, 2021) In contrast, firefighters working at the scene after the fire has been extinguished can be exposed to lower levels of these same chemicals and particulates. The cumulative exposure to chemicals and particulates over years of service can result in respiratory conditions, heart disease or cancer. (Hostler, 2021)