Formic acid: A rare but deadly source of carbon monoxide poisoning

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 287-289

  Yang, Chen Chang ^a,b   Ger, Jiin ^b   Li, Chun Fang ^b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory distress syndrome; Carbon monoxide poisoning; Formic acid; Hyperbaric oxygen therapy

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN; FORMIC ACID; SULFURIC ACID;

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; CASE REPORT; COMA; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; HYPOXEMIA; MALE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; OXYGEN THERAPY; RESUSCITATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADULT; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FORMIC ACIDS; HUMANS; HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; SUICIDE; SULFURIC ACIDS;

EID: 41149144162     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650701378746     Document Type: Article

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