Carbon monoxide poisoning in narghile (water pipe) tobacco smokers

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 57-59

  La Fauci, Giovanna ^a   Weiser, Giora ^b   Steiner, Ivan P ^c   Shavit, Itai ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b MEYER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon monoxide; Intoxication; Narghile

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN; LACTIC ACID; OXYGEN; WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BLOOD PH; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; CASE REPORT; CONFUSION; DIZZINESS; FAINTNESS; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; NARGHILE TOBACCO SMOKING; NAUSEA; SLURRED SPEECH; SMOKING; WEAKNESS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WATER;

EID: 84864291986     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/8000.2011.110431     Document Type: Article

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