Open AccessFive Cases of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Due to Narghile (Shisha)
Author(s) -
Arziman I,
Acar YA,
Yildirim AO,
Cinar O,
Cevik E,
Eyi YE,
Kaldirim U
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
hong kong journal of emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.145
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2309-5407
pISSN - 1024-9079
DOI - 10.1177/102490791101800412
Subject(s) - medicine , nausea , vomiting , vertigo , carbon monoxide poisoning , medical emergency , pediatrics , poison control , anesthesia , surgery
Narghile known in different names as shisha, hookah, hubble‐bubble, waterpipe has been smoked widely in Middle East countries traditionally and recently began to spread to European countries and USA. Narghile is consumed particularly by university youth in cafes as a social activity in Turkey. We report a case series of five patients presented with narghile induced carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. We believe that this problem might be overlooked and underreported. We want to emphasize that, in the differential diagnosis of nonspecific neurological complaints (especially headache, nausea, vomiting and vertigo) CO poisoning must be considered and patient must be questioned about the usage of narghile smoking especially in areas popular of it.