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Case Reports
. 1992 Mar;9(1):65-6.
doi: 10.1136/emj.9.1.65.

Carbon monoxide poisoning in a diver

H Allen  1
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Case Reports

Carbon monoxide poisoning in a diver

H Allen. Arch Emerg Med. 1992 Mar.

Abstract

Carbon monoxide poisoning is a well recognized, but uncommon hazard of sport and inshore diving, which occurs either as a result of a faulty air compressor or from air contamination by the exhaust of nearby petrol engines. The incidence of carbon monoxide poisoning may be under-reported as it may mimic decompression sickness, and respond to the same treatment i.e. hyperbaric oxygen.

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