Carbon monoxide poisoning typically occurs from breathing in carbon monoxide (CO) at excessive levels. Symptoms are often described as "flu-like" and commonly...
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to these appliances. Carbon monoxide poisoning is the most common type of fatal air poisoning in many countries. Carbon monoxide has important biological...
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A carbon monoxide detector or CO detector is a device that detects the presence of the carbon monoxide (CO) gas to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning. In...
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Suicide methods (redirect from Suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning)
deaths by drug overdose. A particular type of poisoning involves the inhalation of high levels of carbon monoxide (CO). Death usually occurs through hypoxia...
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Carboxyhemoglobin (category Carbon monoxide)
HbCO) is a stable complex of carbon monoxide and hemoglobin (Hb) that forms in red blood cells upon contact with carbon monoxide. Carboxyhemoglobin is often...
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cessation and also as a clinical aid in assessing carbon monoxide poisoning. The breath carbon monoxide level has been shown to have a close relationship...
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malfunctioned, causing a release of carbon monoxide into the chapel, where services were being held. Carbon monoxide poisoning at the Monroe Latter-day Saint...
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A monoxide is any oxide containing only one atom of oxygen. A well known monoxide is carbon monoxide; see carbon monoxide poisoning. The prefix mono (Greek...
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cases of carbon monoxide poisoning from people running their cars or generators indoors for heating. At least 300 cases of carbon monoxide poisoning were...
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Hypoxia (medicine) (section Carbon monoxide poisoning)
level of oxygen. It can be caused by anemia or: Carbon monoxide poisoning, in which carbon monoxide combines with the hemoglobin, to form carboxyhemoglobin...
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