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A case of industrial carbon dioxide poisoning
Author(s) -
BRIGHTEN PATRICK
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1976.tb12335.x
Subject(s) - medicine , carbon dioxide , intensive care medicine , waste management , anesthesia , organic chemistry , engineering , chemistry
A case of poisoning by carbon dioxide from an overhead fire-extinguishing apparatus is reported, and the subsequent rapid reversal of blood-gas and acid-base changes during the recovery phase described. A possible explanation of these changes is discussed.