title: Prevention, diagnosis and treatment of carbon monoxide poisoning in an East-Slovakian ironworks.
abstract: The development of industry brings an increase in number of industrial poisonings by carbon monoxide. To treat these the East-Slovakian Ironworks has organised preventive measures. Instructive cases are illustrated. Measurement of carbon monoxide--haemoglobin in the laboratory gives an objective index for the degree of poisoning and the progress of treatment. The authors used cobaltous nitrate (0.13 mol/l) for control of the method. The best treatment was found to be hyperbaric oxygen in combination with multi-vitamin treatment. In some cases cardiorespiratory and antibiotic treatment is also necessary.
mesh_terms: D002248:Carbon Monoxide / Q000097:blood; D002249:Carbon Monoxide Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D003604:Czechoslovakia; D006801:Humans; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation; D007501:Iron; D009787:Occupational Medicine
chemical_list: D002248:Carbon Monoxide; D007501:Iron