Carbon monoxide poisoning: forgotten not gone!
Carbon monoxide causes one third of all poisoning deaths in Britain. In this paper a modern scheme for the assessment and management of victims of carbon monoxide poisoning is outlined, the importance of the direct cellular toxicity of carbon monoxide and the rationale behind hyperbaric oxygen therapy are discussed, and a list of currently available hyperbaric facilities is given.
Broome
J R
JR
Institute of Naval Medicine, Gosport, Hampshire.
Skrine
H
H
Pearson
R R
RR
D002249:Carbon Monoxide Poisoning / Q000097:blood / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D002263:Carboxyhemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation; D010108:Oxyhemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D010347:Patient Care Planning
D010108:Oxyhemoglobins; D002263:Carboxyhemoglobin