New Practice Guidelines on Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
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- Published: Tuesday, 27 November 2012 14:06
The first consensus guidelines on how to evaluate, treat, and prevent carbon monoxide poisoning has recently been released and published in the American Journal of Repiratory and Critical Care Medicine. These guidelines standardize management of carbon monoxide poisoning for clinician, toxicologist, and public health worker, and offer a road map to attorneys prosecuting or defending a carbon monoxide exposure legal action. You can read more about these guidelines by obtaining the actual article from the journal. The citation is Hampson et al, Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2012, October 18. epub, (ahead of print). The title of the article is: Practice Recommendation in the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning.