Oxygen therapy 'ensures woman survives kitchen fire'
Oxygen therapy has been used to help a woman survive a fire at her home.
The female, who has not been named, was administered oxygen treatment after it was feared she may have inhaled too much smoke during the incident, the Manchester Evening News reports.
It is believed the blaze started after a pan of food caught alight at the property in Manchester.
Fire services from Chadderton and Oldham attended the incident at around 16:00 BST on Sunday June 13th.
By the time the emergency personnel arrived at the scene, the fire had already been extinguished.
However, the woman required treatment for smoke inhalation and was administered oxygen therapy by a trauma technician.
It was recently reported oxygen masks were used to rescue a number of animals in the US.
Firemen and women in Chicago saved two dogs and two cats by resuscitating them after they were found unconscious during a house blaze.
16/06/2010 17:38:05
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