Open AccessAcute carbon monoxide poisoning in Shandong, China: an observational study
Author(s) -
Lina Zhang,
Di Wu,
Minggang Xu,
Yonghui Bian,
Youcun Wang,
Guangkai Gao,
Qing Sun
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
chinese medical journal/chinese medical journal
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.537
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 2542-5641
pISSN - 0366-6999
DOI - 10.1097/cm9.0000000000001942
Subject(s) - co poisoning , carbon monoxide poisoning , acute toxicity , medicine , incidence (geometry) , epidemiology , china , accidental , observational study , etiology , poison control , environmental health , pediatrics , toxicity , geography , biochemistry , chemistry , archaeology , catalysis , physics , acoustics , optics
Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning remains a major cause of accidental injuries and multiple studies have indicated that CO is also associated with significantly severe or long-term toxicity to the central nervous system. Given that CO poisoning causes serious morbidity and mortality, a better understanding of epidemiological features and clinical characteristics of acute CO poisoning in China is crucial.