Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, a Diagnosis Frequently Overlooked
- 1 January 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Toxicology: Clinical Toxicology
- Vol. 23 (4-6) , 309-313
- https://doi.org/10.3109/15563658508990638
Abstract
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a common source of poisoning, yet the diagnosis is often overlooked. A study was undertaken to establish the true incidence of missed diagnosis and to assess retrospectively the effects of a campaign of public medical information on this subject. The wrong diagnoses reflected all the unusual clinical presentations that CO could produce. The high initial rate of wrong diagnoses (30% in 1975-1977) was reduced following the campaign (12% in 1978 and 5% in 1980) despite a considerable increase in the rate of admission to hospital of confirmed CO poisoning cases.Keywords
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