Citation

Allen H. Arch. Emerg. Med. 1992; 9(1): 65-66.

Affiliation

Accident and Emergency Department, Morriston Hospital, Swansea.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1992, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1567533

PMCID

PMC1285831

Abstract

Carbon monoxide poisoning is a well recognized, but uncommon hazard of sport and inshore diving, which occurs either as a result of a faulty air compressor or from air contamination by the exhaust of nearby petrol engines. The incidence of carbon monoxide poisoning may be under-reported as it may mimic decompression sickness, and respond to the same treatment i.e. hyperbaric oxygen.

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