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. 2019 May 1;37(1):26–31.

Table 3. Fire-fatalities. Correlation between tongue protrusion and cause of death.

Death due to: Tongue protrusion No tongue protrusion Tongue position not detectable
COHb
- open place
- closed place
/
2
/
/
/
11
HCN
- open place
- closed place
/
1
/
/
/
1
COHb and HCN 1 / 2
Fire- high temperature 4 / 4
Multiple factors 2 1 5