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Title: Secondhand cigarette smoke as a cause of chronic carbon monoxide poisoning

Journal Article · · Postgrad. Med.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5439629

Symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning in a nonsmoking patient continued for several years until her husband stopped smoking cigarettes near her. Carbon monoxide poisoning should be considered in non-smokers when characteristic toxic symptoms occur (ie, lethargy, irritability, headache, blurred vision, slowed reaction time, and decreased concentration). Toxicity may develop simply from breathing second-hand smoke.

OSTI ID:
5439629
Journal Information:
Postgrad. Med.; (United States), Vol. 70:1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English