Carbon monoxide

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Overview
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless gas produced by burning material containing carbon. CO poisoning can cause brain damage and, in severe cases, death.
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Carbon monoxide (CO) is a poisonous, colorless, tasteless, odorless gas that is produced from the incomplete burning of fuels that contain carbon, such as wood, charcoal, gasoline, coal, natural gas, or kerosene.
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Carbon monoxide is produced by appliances and other devices that burn gas, petroleum products, wood and other fuels. Sometimes carbon monoxide can accumulate to dangerous levels in your car, home or other poorly ventilated areas.
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Carbon monoxide on houseboats: See: Houseboat carbon monoxide poisoning.
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Carbon monoxide
Definition:
Poisoning from inhalation of carbon monoxide.
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Carbon monoxide is a tasteless, colorless, odorless gas found in the fumes of fuels that contain carbon, such as wood, coal and gasoline. Carbon monoxide poisoning is a potentially fatal illness that occurs when people breathe in carbon monoxide.
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Carbon monoxide is a product of incomplete combustion of natural or petroleum gas. Common sources in the home include faulty central heating systems and gas appliances, and fires.
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Carbon monoxide, also called CO, is a poisonous gas. It has no odor, no taste, and no color . Carbon monoxide poisoning is a life-threatening condition caused by inhaling too much CO.
What is going on in the body?
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any combustion engine such as automobile engines emit carbon monoxide in the exhaust
portable propane heaters
barbecues burning charcoal (charcoal should never be burned indoors!) ...
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Carbon monoxide causes problems at very low concentrations because of a peculiar feature of our hemoglobin, the oxygen carrying part of our blood.
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Carbon monoxide
All cigarette smoke contains carbon monoxide - the same poisonous gas given off by car exhausts and faulty gas fires. Carbon monoxide prevents the blood from carrying oxygen round the body by binding itself to the blood's haemoglobin.
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Carbon monoxide, nicotine, and other substances in tobacco smoke can promote atherosclerosis and trigger symptoms of coronary artery disease. Smoking: ...
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carbon monoxide
An odorless, colorless, poisonous gas produced from the incomplete combustion of carbon. Prevents the blood from carrying oxygen.
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Carbon monoxide will be eliminated from the body. Lungs start to clear out mucus and other smoking debris.
48 hours
No nicotine left in the body. Ability to taste and smell is greatly improved.
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Carbon monoxideA colorless, odorless, highly poisonous gas.
Central nervous systemThe brain, spinal cord and nerves throughout the body.
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Smoking is considered a health hazard because tobacco smoke contains nicotine, a poisonous alkaloid, and other harmful substances such as carbon monoxide, acrolein, ammonia, prussic acid, and a number of aldehydes and tars; ...
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It is now known that fallen leaves emit carbon monoxide fumes.
"Shade trees and shrubbery too close and dense around a house are unhealthful; for they prevent a free circulation of air, and shut out the rays of the sun.
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The diffusion capacity is measured when a person breathes carbon monoxide for a very short time, often one breath. The concentration of carbon monoxide in exhaled air is then measured.
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It can also result from smoke or carbon monoxide inhalation, improper exposure to anesthesia, poisoning, strangulation, near-drowning, or high altitude exposure through mountain climbing or travel in an insufficiently pressurized airplane.
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Other sources come from carbon monoxide, which can leak from certain fuel-burning appliances such as furnaces.
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A survey in London in 1988 revealed that levels of Nitrogen Dioxide, Carbon Monoxide and sulphur dioxide was almost double the safety limit set by the World Health Organisation. The World health Organisation has stated: ...
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Some studies have indicated that sidestream smoke contains twice as much tar and nicotine and three times as much carbon monoxide as mainstream. Most of the smoke that a nonsmoker is exposed to is the more dangerous, sidestream smoke.
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INJURY - A term used to describe damage the respiratory tract and lungs secondary to the inhalation of a toxin. Some inhalation toxin may cause direct damage (irritants and chemicals) or indirectly through their systemic effects (carbon monoxide).
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