Case of carbon monoxide poisoning after smoking shisha
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Case of carbon monoxide poisoning after smoking shisha
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 patie...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Emergency Medicine
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1865-1372,1865-1380
DOI: 10.1007/s12245-009-0097-8