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Carbon monoxide poisoning in a 55-year-old man after a suicide attempt.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21549280     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A flight team was activated for a scene call in rural Vermont for a patient with apparent carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. Per ground emergency medical services (EMS) personnel, this 55-year-old man with a history of coronary artery disease (CAD) was found unresponsive in his parked vehicle in his garage. "Dryer hose" tubing ran from the tailpipe into the rear window of his sedan. EMS providers also stated that a variety of unidentified pills were found on the floormat. There were no pill bottles in the vehicle or in the home to identify the medications. Whether the pills had been consumed was unclear. Ground EMS removed the patient from the vehicle and immediately placed the patient on high-flow oxygen. The duration of the exposure was unknown.
Authors:
Peter Tilney
Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Air medical journal     Volume:  30     ISSN:  1532-6497     ISO Abbreviation:  Air Med. J.     Publication Date:    2011 May-Jun
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-05-09     Completed Date:  2011-08-25     Revised Date:  2011-12-12    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9312325     Medline TA:  Air Med J     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  112-5     Citation Subset:  H    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2011 Air Medical Journal Associates. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, USA. tilneyp@mail.amc.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning / diagnosis,  physiopathology*,  therapy
Humans
Hydrogen Cyanide / poisoning
Male
Middle Aged
Suicide, Attempted*
Vermont
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
74-90-8/Hydrogen Cyanide
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Air Med J. 2011 Nov;30(6):286; author reply 287

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