Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Carbon monoxide, which is produced from incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons, is a tasteless, colorless and odorless, toxic gas. Carbon monoxide poisoning is a severe public health problem that causes hundreds of deaths each year in Turkey. The current approach to the treatment of carbon monoxide intoxication is 100% normobaric oxygen inhalation or hyperbaric oxygen therapy. The aim of the treatment is to prevent the acute effects and delayed neuropsychiatric sequelae by the elimination of carbon monoxide from the body