Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy on whole blood cyanide concentrations in carbon monoxide intoxicated patients from fire accidents

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Lawson Smith, Pia ^a   Jansen, Erik C ^a   Hilsted, Linda ^a   Hyldegaard, Ole ^a  

^a University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; HYDROGEN CYANIDE;

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FIRE; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; LUNG BURN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; STANDARD;

ACCIDENTS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING; FEMALE; FIRES; HUMANS; HYDROGEN CYANIDE; HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SMOKE INHALATION INJURY;

EID: 79958033837     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17577241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-7241-18-32     Document Type: Article

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