Discharge
If discharging patient, may need to alert local fire/police services to evaluate home/work before they return. Check with your local branch.
Patient's should not be discharged to an environment where they will become toxic again
If discharging patient, may need to alert local fire/police services to evaluate home/work before they return. Check with your local branch.
Patient's should not be discharged to an environment where they will become toxic again
Headache, vomiting, elevated COhemoglobin level
Discharge after 4hr obs and symptom resolution and assurance that the discharge environment is safe
Ataxia, syncope, chest pain, focal neuro deficit, dyspnea, ECG changes, pregnant with COhemoglobin >15%
Admit; discuss with hyperbaric specialist
Carbon monoxide toxicity
A "great mimicker" due to the presentation of poisoning being diverse and nonspecific
Oxygen toxicity
Viral syndrome
Chlorate toxicity
Depression
Smoke inhalation injury
Chronic fatigue syndrome