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As the person inhales smoke their ability for self-rescue is diminished to the point where they cannot escape to an exit.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel"> <div id="tab-panel-heading-26485388-84b0-4b25-b710-c34fcfd25f57-3" class="panel__heading"> <h2 class="panel__title"> <button href="#tab-panel-26485388-84b0-4b25-b710-c34fcfd25f57-3" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#unique-id-tab-list-26485388-84b0-4b25-b710-c34fcfd25f57" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="tab-panel-26485388-84b0-4b25-b710-c34fcfd25f57-3"> <div class="component content"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="field-heading">Mitigation</div> </div> </div> </button> </h2> </div> <div id="tab-panel-26485388-84b0-4b25-b710-c34fcfd25f57-3" class="panel-collapse collapse " aria-labelledby="tab-panel-heading-26485388-84b0-4b25-b710-c34fcfd25f57-3"> <div class="panel__content"> <div class="component content"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="wysiwyg field-content"><p><em>Ensure smoke barriers are intact and provide compartmentation and resist the movement of smoke.</em></p> <p>Smoke barriers must be maintained around patient care areas to allow emergency response to extinguish the fire or relocate the patients to a safe compartment within the hospital, such as an adjacent smoke compartment.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel"> <div id="tab-panel-heading-26485388-84b0-4b25-b710-c34fcfd25f57-4" class="panel__heading"> <h2 class="panel__title"> <button href="#tab-panel-26485388-84b0-4b25-b710-c34fcfd25f57-4" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#unique-id-tab-list-26485388-84b0-4b25-b710-c34fcfd25f57" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="tab-panel-26485388-84b0-4b25-b710-c34fcfd25f57-4"> <div class="component content"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="field-heading">Impact</div> </div> </div> </button> </h2> </div> <div id="tab-panel-26485388-84b0-4b25-b710-c34fcfd25f57-4" class="panel-collapse collapse " aria-labelledby="tab-panel-heading-26485388-84b0-4b25-b710-c34fcfd25f57-4"> <div class="panel__content"> <div class="component content"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="wysiwyg field-content"><p><em>Harm to the patients, staff, and visitors.</em></p> <p>If the building is not properly maintained, smoke can migrate during a fire. 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