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12/20/10: Smoking while using oxygen tanks is dangerous.

A South Brunswick man died of inhalation burns from smoking a cigarette while using an oxygen tank. Click here to read the news story. Click here to read GASP's white paper to learn more about the hazards of smoking near the operation of portable oxygen equipment.

Last update: 4/11/11

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