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Is It Harmful To Inhale Burnt Plastic Fumes?
- Airways and lungs
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Breathing difficulty (from inhalation) - Rapid breathing
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- Eyes, ears, nose, and throat
- Severe pain in the throat
- Severe pain or burning in the nose, eyes, ears, lips, or tongue
- Throat
swelling (which may also cause breathing difficulty) - Loss of vision
- Heart and blood vessels
- Low blood pressure, develops rapidly
- Collapse
- Stomach and intestines
- Severe
abdominal pain - Vomiting, possibly bloody
- Burns of the esophagus (food pipe)
- Blood in the stool
- Severe
- Skin
- Irr...
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