Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2009 Mar 11;2(2):121-2.
doi: 10.1007/s12245-009-0097-8.

Case of carbon monoxide poisoning after smoking shisha

Beng Leong Lim  1 , Ghee Hian Lim, Eillyne Seow
Affiliations

Case of carbon monoxide poisoning after smoking shisha

Beng Leong Lim et al. Int J Emerg Med. .

Abstract

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 patients presenting with non-specific neurological symptoms to the emergency department (ED).

Keywords: Carbon monoxide; Shisha.

PubMed Disclaimer

Comment in

References

    1. World Health Organization (2006) Tobacco use in shisha: studies on waterpipe smoking in Egypt”. Tobacco Control. WHO Tobacco Control Papers. Paper SHISHA. Jan 1
    1. Varon J, Marik PE (1997) Carbon monoxide poisoning. Int J Emerg Intens Care Med 1(2)
    1. Weaver LK, Howe S, Hopkins R, et al. Carboxyhemoglobin half-life in carbon monoxide-poisoned patients treated with 100% oxygen at atmospheric pressure. Chest. 2000;117:801–808. doi: 10.1378/chest.117.3.801. - DOI - PubMed
    1. World Health Organisation (2006) The health hazards of smoking shisha
    1. Salem ES, Abdel Hakim M, Hanafi A. Gouza versus cigarette smoking among patients with pulmonary disease. Egypt J Chest Dis Tuberc. 1973;16(2):9.