Non-Invasive Pulse CO-oximetry Screening in the Emergency Department Identifies Occult Carbon Monoxide Toxicity

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 441-450

  Suner, Selim ^a,b,c   Partridge, Robert ^a,b   Sucov, Andrew ^a,b   Valente, Jonathan ^a,b   Chee, Kerlen ^a,b   Hughes, Ashley ^b   Jay, Gregory ^a,b,c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Brown University   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon monoxide; CO oximetry; Emergency department; Non invasive; Screening; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN MASK; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; SCREENING TEST; VENOUS BLOOD; VITAL SIGN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING; CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OXIMETRY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHODE ISLAND; SMOKING;

EID: 42749085776     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.12.004     Document Type: Article

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