Appendix 36.2
- May occur from inhalation of car exhaust fumes, fumes from inadequately maintained or ventilated heating systems (including those using natural gas), smoke from all types of fires and methylene chloride in paint strippers (by hepatic metabolism).
- The severity of poisoning depends on the concentration of carbon monoxide in the inspired air, the length of exposure and the presence of anaemia or cardiorespiratory disease. Clinical features of acute poisoning are given in Table 36.11.