Screening patients for unintentional carbon monoxide exposure in the Emergency Department: a cross-sectional multi-centre study.

Heather JarmanRichard W AtkinsonDesislava BaramovaTimothy W GantTim MarczyloIsabella MyersShirley PriceTom Quinn

Published in: Journal of public health (Oxford, England) (2023)

This study provides evidence that ED patients with symptoms suggestive of CO poisoning but no history of CO exposure are at risk from CO poisoning. The findings suggest components of the CO screening tool may be an indicator of CO exposure over and above elevated COHb. Clinicians should have a high index of suspicion for CO exposure so that this important diagnosis is not missed.

Keyphrases

emergency department
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
palliative care
depressive symptoms
adverse drug