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Carbon Monoxide and Other Tissue Poisons

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Textbook of Hyperbaric Medicine

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Hyperbaric oxygenation (HBO) is a recognized treatment for carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning and has a supplemental role in the treatment of some other tissue poisons. Basic mechanisms, diagnosis, and management of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning are discussed including controversies in the use of HBO for CO poisoning. Guidelines for the use of both normobaric oxygen (NBO) and HBO are discussed. HBO is more effective than NBO for the prevention of delayed neurological sequelae. HBO is also useful in the management of poisons other than CO: cyanide, hydrogen sulfide, carbon tetrachloride, and methemoglobinemias.

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