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Carbon Monoxide

You cannot see, smell or taste carbon monoxide.  At high levels it can kill you in minutes.  It is often called the "invisible" killer.  Click here  to download our Carbon Monoxide Brochure.

 

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Resources for Prevention

Educate yourself about carbon monoxide poisoning.

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 Resources for Health Care Providers

  • Weaver LK, Hopkins RO, Chan KJ, Churchill S, Elliott CG, Clemmer TP, Orme JF, Thomas FO, Morris AH. Hyperbaric oxygen for acute carbon monoxide poisoning. New England Journal of Medicine 2002;347(14):1057-67.
  • Scheinkestel CD, Bailey M, Myles PS, Jones K, Cooper JD, Millar IL, Tuxen DV. Hyperbaric or normobaric oxygen for acute carbon monoxide posioning: a randomised controlled clinical trial. Medical Journal of Australia 1999;170:203-10.
  • Thom SR, Taber RL, Mendiguren II, Clark JM, Hardy KR, Fisher AB. Delayed neurologic sequelae after carbon monoxide poisoning: prevention by treatment with hyperbaric oxygen. Annals of Emergency Medicine 1995;25:474-80. [MedLine: 1995225522].
  • Mathieu D, Wattel F, Mathieu-Nolf M, Durak C, Tempe JP, Bouachour G, Sainty JM. Randomized prospective study comparing the effect of HBO vs. 12 hours NBO in non-comatose CO-poisoned patients: results of the preliminary analysis. Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine 1996;23 Suppl:7 (abstract).
  • Thom SR, Taber RL, Mendiguren IL, Clark JM, Fisher AB. Delayed neurological sequelae following CO poisoning and the role of treatment with 100% O2 or hyperbaric oxygen - A prospective randomized, clinical study. Undersea Biomedical Research 1992;19 (Suppl):47.
  • Hampson NB, Mathieu D, Thom SR, Weaver LK. Carbon monoxide poisoning: interpretation of randomized clinical trials and unresolved treatment issues. Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine 2001;28:157-64.
  • Juurlink DN. Buckley NA. Stanbrook MB. Isbister GK. Bennett M. McGuigan MA. Hyperbaric oxygen for carbon monoxide poisoning.[update of Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2000;(2):CD002041; PMID: 10796853]. [Review] [18 refs] [Journal Article. Meta-Analysis. Review] Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. (1):CD002041, 2005.

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