carbon monoxide poisoning

Details

Subclass of

intoxication, chemical hazard

afflicts

circulatory system, central nervous system, blood, lung, human, heme protein

first aid measures

artificial respiration, eye frostbite protocol, skin frostbite protocol, move to fresh air

handled, mitigated, or managed by

carbon monoxide detector, ventilation, exhaust system

has cause

carbon monoxide

has use

charcoal-burning suicide

health specialty

emergency medicine

route of administration

inhalation administration, eye contact, skin absorption

symptoms and signs

headache, syncope, angina pectoris, ST depression, cyanosis, hallucination, mental confusion, dizziness, fatigue, nausea, tachypnea

topic's main category

Category:Carbon monoxide poisoning

uses

carboxyhemoglobin

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