| Descriptor English: | Fires | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Incendios
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Incêndios | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Incendies | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Comburent Combustion Combustion Sources Combustive Agents Fire Flame |
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| Tree number(s): |
N06.230.216 SP4.606.745 SP8.190.270.744 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005390 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Combustion or burning in which substances combine chemically with oxygen typically giving out bright light, heat, and smoke. |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
EC economics HI history LJ legislation & jurisprudence PC prevention & control SN statistics & numerical data |
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| Related: |
Burns, Inhalation
MeSH Smoke Inhalation Injury MeSH | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 5525 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D005390 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2017/07/11 |
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PUBLIC HEALTH
Environmental Health [SP4]Environmental Health -
PUBLIC HEALTH
Disasters [SP8]Disasters -
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Fires
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Combustion
- Related but not broader or narrower
| Concept UI |
M0008511 |
| Scope note | Combustion or burning in which substances combine chemically with oxygen typically giving out bright light, heat, and smoke. |
| Preferred term | Fires |
| Entry term(s) |
Fire |
| Concept UI |
FD00060750 |
| Scope note | Light and visible part of a burning fuel. During a fire, it is important to note that heat, fumes and gases can cause certain types of fire without the apparent presence of flame. (Free translation from the original: Material IV - Glosario de Protección Civil, OPS, 1992) |
| Preferred term | Combustion |
| Entry term(s) |
Comburent Combustion Sources Combustive Agents Flame |
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