Carbon Monoxide Poisoning [PDF]
Journal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine, 2016 Audience: This oral boards case is appropriate for all emergency medicine learners (residents, interns, and medical students). Introduction: Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless and odorless gas that typically results from combustion.
Alisa Wray
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Carbon monoxide poisoning - cases, pathophysiology, management [PDF]
Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2023 Carbon monoxide poisoning is a common clinical problem, especially in autumn and winter. Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless gas and poisoning causes hypoxia, cell damage and consequently, can lead to death.
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Toxicology Reports, 2020 Carbon monoxide (CO) is the leading cause of poisoning deaths in many countries, including Japan. Annually, CO poisoning claims about 2000–5000 lives in Japan, which is over half of the total number of poisoning deaths.
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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning [PDF]
Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 2001 The deadly effect of carbon monoxide was known as long ago as Greek and Roman times, when the gas was used for executions1. In 1857 Claude Bernard postulated that its noxious effect was caused by reversible displacement of oxygen from haemoglobin to form carboxyhaemoglobin2.
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Carbon monoxide poisoning is associated with increased risk of migraine in the long term: a nationwide population-based cohort study. [PDF]
Front ToxicolObjectiveCarbon monoxide poisoning can cause migraine-like attacks. However, the association between carbon monoxide poisoning and the risk of migraine has not been thoroughly studied.
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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning [PDF]
Critical Care Clinics, 2021 Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless, highly toxic gas primarily produced through the incomplete combustion of organic material. Carbon monoxide binds to hemoglobin and other heme molecules, causing tissue hypoxia and oxidative stress. Symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning can vary from a mild headache to critical illness, which can make diagnosis ...
Timothy E Albertson +2 more
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A woman with carotid atherosclerotic plaques suffered a massive cerebral infarction after carbon monoxide poisoning-A case report. [PDF]
HeliyonCases of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning complicated with massive cerebral infarction are rare. A chinese female patient with carotid atherosclerotic plaque was found unconscious during bathing.
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Global, regional, and national mortality due to unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning, 2000–2021: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 [PDF]
, 2023 Background: Unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning is a largely preventable cause of death that has received insufficient attention. We aimed to conduct a comprehensive global analysis of the demographic, temporal, and geographical patterns of fatal ...
GBD 2021 Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Collaborators
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Long-term mortality of adult patients with carbon monoxide poisoning presenting to the emergency department in Korea: a population-based cohort study. [PDF]
Acute Crit CareBackground Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning can lead to significant morbidity and mortality. However, relatively few studies have investigated its long-term mortality impact. This nationwide population-based cohort study examined the association between CO
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