Citation

Lim BL, Lim GH, Seow E. Int. J. Emerg. Med. 2009; 2(2): 121-122.

Affiliation

Tan Tock Seng Emergency Department, 11, Jalan, Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308433.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s12245-009-0097-8

PMID

20157455

PMCID

PMC2700232

Abstract

Carbon monoxide poisoning has been reported as a result of exposure to various sources of smoke, such as car exhaust fumes, home water heaters and tobacco smoke. We describe a case of symptomatic, moderately severe carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning in a young Mediterranean man after smoking a waterpipe, or shisha. This case highlights the importance of considering carbon monoxide exposure in patients presenting with non-specific neurological symptoms to the emergency department (ED).

Language: en