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Carbon monoxide treatment
- Erik Blakeley (17 January 2005)
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Erik Blakeley, Museum Curator National Coal Mining Museum for England
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erik.blakeley{at}ncm.org.uk Erik Blakeley
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Dear Editor In our collection we have several examples of resuscitation equipment for casulaties suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning where a mixture of oxygen and carbon dioxide is used. The historical information with the equipment suggests that the use of pure oxygen can lead to the slowing of breathing and so the CO2/O2 mix is more effective as the patient continues to hyperventilate. In the 1999 paper on mass CO poisoning no mention is made of either the potential problem with pure oxygen or the use of CO2/O2 mixtures. Is this because the understanding of the problem has moved on? Please could you enlighten me as to whether the historical science linked to the objects has been discredited and what the current position is? |
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