TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1990//
TI  - Carboxy hemoglobin and arterial blood gases levels in fire victims
JO  - Alexandria journal of medicine
A1  - Laila A.M., Abdel Megid
A1  - Abbas, El Behier
A1  - Kareman M., Aly
SP  - 319
EP  - 25
VL  - 26
IS  - 2
N2  - The study was carried out on 40 burned patients admitted to the burn unit of Alexandria Main University Hospital. The mean age of patients was 27.98 +/- 20.27 years. The burn was accidental in 82.5% of patients and in 17.5% it was an attempt of suicide. The home was responsible for more than three quarters of burn accident [77.5%]. More than a quarter of patients with attempted suicide by burn [28.5%] showed a high% of body surface area burned [90- 100%]. A significant relation was observed between carboxyhemoglobin% and body surface area burned. Again blood carboxyhemoglobin level was high in patients with head and neck burns, neck burns and multiple burns. There was a slight decrease in the PaO2 and pH, and a significant decrease in the PaCO2 and bicarbonate levels. Thus, the possibility of high carboxyhemoglobin level and change in the acid- base status should be considered in fire victims especially those with smoke inhalation<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1110-0834
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -