The patient had visible burns to their chest ... they had warned the patient about the risks of smoking while receiving supplemental oxygen, and failed to fill a doctor’s order for Nicorette ...

Anne Arundel County Fire investigators determined that the fire was caused by smoking while using medical oxygen. According to officials, oxygen-rich environments increase the risk of intense ...

The cause of the fire was determined to have been "careless smoking near an oxygen source," though authorities said "additional details may be obtained" from an ongoing investigation. Fire ...

According to the release, the fire started in a recliner where a 64-year-old woman was smoking while on oxygen. The woman tried to put the fire out, but it reignited. When crews arrived ...

Smoking causes lung disease ... the demands of the gas exchange system as there is a greater need for oxygen in respiration, and a larger production of carbon dioxide that needs to be removed.

CANTON ‒ A fire started Friday morning in a recliner where a woman was smoking while on oxygen, the Canton Fire Department said. Firefighters were dispatched at 9:14 a.m. to 3123 Kalahari St NE ...