Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Management of Adult Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Acute Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 138-152

  Wolf, Stephen J ^a   Lavonas, Eric J ^a   Sloan, Edward P ^a   Jagoda, Andy S ^a  

^a Adult Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Carbon Monoxide Poisoning:

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; HEMOGLOBIN; OXYGEN;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ADULT; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HALF LIFE TIME; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; OXYGEN AFFINITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUICIDE; TOXICOKINETICS; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADULT; CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38349088615     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2007.10.012     Document Type: Review

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