Resumen de Carbon monoxide

Euan A. Sandilands, D Nicholas Bateman

• Carbon monoxide poisoning may be accidental or deliberate. The principles of treatment are rapid removal from source and high-flow oxygen therapy. The precise role of hyperbaric oxygen in treatment remains controversial. Myocardial ischaemia and permanent brain injury are potential outcomes. The relationship between exposures not causing unconsciousness and chronic effects is much more controversial