Citation

Rudge FW. South. Med. J. 1993; 86(3): 334-337.

Affiliation

Jefferson C. Davis Hyperbaric Laboratory, Brooks Air Force Base, Tex 78235-5119.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, Southern Medical Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8451675

Abstract

Since 1974 the United States Air Force has treated more than 300 cases of carbon monoxide poisoning with hyperbaric oxygen (HBO). Fourteen of the patients treated were younger than 2 years of age. In all but one case, poisoning resulted from a faulty home heating unit; in all but two cases, more than one family member was affected. There was complete recovery in 13 of the 14 infant patients. The pathophysiology, presentation, and clinical management of carbon monoxide poisoning in infants is discussed.

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