A novel method for continuous environmental surveillance for carbon monoxide exposure to protect emergency medical service providers and patients

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 637-640

  Risavi, Brian L ^a   Wadas Jr , Richard J ^b   Thomas, Cecil ^a   Kupas, Douglas F ^c  

^a HAMOT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

carbon monoxide; emergency medical services; medical monitoring; patient safety

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; CARBON MONOXIDE; DONEPEZIL; IBUPROFEN; SALBUTAMOL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; AMBIENT AIR; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BACKACHE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIOSURVEILLANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLURRED VISION; BRADYCARDIA; BREATHING RATE; CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFUSION; DEATH; DEMENTIA; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY PATIENT; EMERGENCY WARD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EYE DISEASE; FAINTNESS; FEMALE; FURNACE; HEART ARREST; HEART RATE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC CHAMBER; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NECK PAIN; OXYGEN THERAPY; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; URINE INCONTINENCE; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875363740     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2012.02.034     Document Type: Article

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