Citation

Ates A, Arikan M, Özgök A. Am. J. Case Rep. 2016; 17: 660-662.

Affiliation

Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Karabuk University, Karabuk, Turkey.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, International Scientific Literature)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

27618983

Abstract

BACKGROUND Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning is commonly seen during the winter season in Turkey due to use of charcoal stoves and water heaters, but narghile (hookah) smoking is a rare cause of CO poisoning. CASE REPORT In this paper, we report a CO poisoning case caused by narghile smoking. The patient was admitted to the ED with nausea, dizziness, vertigo, and syncope.

CONCLUSIONS The diagnosis of CO poisoning depends on suspicious anamnesis. The major treatment of CO poisoning is oxygen supply.

Language: en