Non-invasive carboxyhemoglobin monitoring: Screening emergency medical services patients for carbon monoxide exposure

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 253-256

  Nilson, Douglas ^a,b   Partridge, Robert ^a,b   Suner, Selim ^a,b,c   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 toxicity; carboxyhemoglobin; emergency medical services; monitoring; patient

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING; OXIMETRY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING; CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; OXIMETRY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956989449     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00008128     Document Type: Article

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