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==Overview==
==Overview==
'''Carbon monoxide poisoning''' occurs after the inhalation of [[carbon monoxide]] gas. Carbon monoxide (CO) is a product of combustion of organic matter under conditions of restricted oxygen supply, which prevents complete oxidation to [[carbon dioxide]] (CO<sub>2</sub>). Carbon monoxide is colorless, odorless, tasteless, and non-irritating, making it difficult for people to detect.
Carbon monoxide poisoning occurs after the inhalation of [[carbon monoxide]] gas. Carbon monoxide (CO) is a product of combustion of organic matter under conditions of restricted oxygen supply, which prevents complete oxidation to [[carbon dioxide]] (CO<sub>2</sub>). Carbon monoxide is colorless, odorless, tasteless, and non-irritating, making it difficult to detect. Carbon monoxide is a significantly toxic gas with poisoning being the most common type of fatal poisoning in many countries.<ref name="Toxicology2002-omaye">{{cite journal | author=Omaye ST. | title=Metabolic modulation of carbon monoxide toxicity | journal=Toxicology | year=2002 | pages=139-50 | volume=180 | issue=2 | id=PMID 12324190}}</ref> Symptoms of mild poisoning include headaches and [[flu|flu-like]] effects; larger exposures can lead to significant toxicity of the [[central nervous system]] and [[heart]]. Following poisoning, long-term [[sequela|sequelae]] often occur. [[Carbon monoxide]] can also have severe effects on the [[fetus]] of a pregnant woman. The mechanisms by which carbon monoxide produces toxic effects are not yet fully understood, but [[hemoglobin]], [[myoglobin]], and [[mitochondrial]] [[cytochrome oxidase]] are thought to be compromised. Treatment largely consists of administering 100% [[oxygen]] or [[hyperbaric oxygen]] therapy, although the optimum treatment remains controversial.<ref name="ToxicolRev2005-buckley">{{cite journal | author=Buckley NA, Isbister GK, Stokes B, Juurlink DN. | title=Hyperbaric oxygen for carbon monoxide poisoning : a systematic review and critical analysis of the evidence | journal=Toxicol Rev | year=2005 | pages=75-92 | volume=24 | issue=2 | id=PMID 16180928}}</ref> Domestic carbon monoxide poisoning can be prevented by the use of household [[carbon monoxide detector]]s.


Carbon monoxide is a significantly toxic gas with poisoning being the most common type of fatal poisoning in many countries.<ref name="Toxicology2002-omaye">{{cite journal | author=Omaye ST. | title=Metabolic modulation of carbon monoxide toxicity | journal=Toxicology | year=2002 | pages=139-50 | volume=180 | issue=2 | id=PMID 12324190}}</ref> Symptoms of mild poisoning include headaches and [[flu|flu-like]] effects; larger exposures can lead to significant toxicity of the [[central nervous system]] and [[heart]]. Following poisoning, long-term [[sequela|sequelae]] often occur. Carbon monoxide can also have severe effects on the [[fetus]] of a pregnant woman.
==Historical perspective==
*Carbon monoxide poisoning may manifest as [[lethargy]], [[fatigue]] and [[tiredness]], [[depression]], [[memory loss]], emotional disturbance, and [[Hallucinations|visual/auditory hallucinations]].
*In a few cases, it was associated with 'haunted houses' where the residents experienced strange sounds and visions, feelings of dread, sudden onset illness, and death of all the members in the house.


The mechanisms by which carbon monoxide produces toxic effects are not yet fully understood, but [[hemoglobin]], [[myoglobin]], and mitochondrial [[cytochrome oxidase]] are thought to be compromised. Treatment largely consists of administering 100% [[oxygen]] or [[hyperbaric oxygen]] therapy, although the optimum treatment remains controversial.<ref name="ToxicolRev2005-buckley">{{cite journal | author=Buckley NA, Isbister GK, Stokes B, Juurlink DN. | title=Hyperbaric oxygen for carbon monoxide poisoning : a systematic review and critical analysis of the evidence | journal=Toxicol Rev | year=2005 | pages=75-92 | volume=24 | issue=2 | id=PMID 16180928}}</ref> Domestic carbon monoxide poisoning can be prevented by the use of household [[carbon monoxide detector]]s.
*In 1921, Dr. William Wilmer, an ophthalmologist published a case in American journal of ophthalmology in which he described the experiences of a family with similar symptoms as mentioned above.<ref>[http://www.ghostvillage.com/resources/2004/resources_10312004.shtml]</ref>
*In 2005, a report was published describing a young female of age 23, found [[Delirium|delirious]] and [[Hyperventilation|hyperventilating]], as a result of leakage and accumulation of gas from the heater. She believed to have seen a 'ghost' in the shower. <ref>Jiann-Ruey Ong, Sheng-Wen Hou, Hsien-Tsung Shu, Huei-Tsair Chen, and Chee-Fah Chong. Diagnostic pitfall: carbon monoxide poisoning mimicking hyperventilation syndrome. ''The [[American Journal of Emergency Medicine]]''
Volume 23, Issue 7 , November 2005, Pages 903-904</ref>


==Sources==
==Sources==
* Main sources of CO that are responsible for environmental pollution are house hold fires, heaters, furnaces, motor vehicle exhaust, propane fueled equipment (such as ice resurfacers, forklifts), engine-driven generators, and wood burning stove.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Johnson C, Moran J, Paine S, Anderson H, Breysse P |title=Abatement of toxic levels of carbon monoxide in Seattle ice-skating rinks |journal=Am J Public Health |volume=65 |issue=10 |pages=1087-90 |year=1975 |id=PMID 1163706}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author=Fawcett T, Moon R, Fracica P, Mebane G, Theil D, Piantadosi C |title=Warehouse workers' headache. Carbon monoxide poisoning from propane-fueled forklifts |journal=J Occup Med |volume=34 |issue=1 |pages=12-5 |year=1992 |id=PMID 1552375}}</ref>
* CO poisoning can also occur in scuba diving due to malfunctioning of [[diving air compressor]]s.
* Another source is exposure to the organic solvent [[methylene chloride]], which is metabolized to CO by the body.<ref name="DrugMetabDispos1975-kubic">{{cite journal | author=Kubic VL, Anders MW. | title=Metabolism of dihalomethanes to carbon monoxide. II. In vitro studies | journal=Drug Metab Dispos | year=1975 | pages=104-12 | volume=3 | issue=2 | id=PMID 236156}}</ref>
* Polluted air often contains unhealthy levels of carbon monoxide.  Many areas of the US have struggled to achieve legislated limits. Significant advances have been made since the implementation by 1990 of a vehicle emissions limit of 3.4 gpm (grams per mile), a large reduction from the previous limit of 87 gpm.<ref name="urlCarbon Monoxide (CO) Pollution in Outdoor Air | US EPA">{{cite web |url=https://www.epa.gov/co-pollution |title=Carbon Monoxide (CO) Pollution in Outdoor Air &#124; US EPA |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref>


* 0.025 ppm - natural background atmosphere level[http://www.maine.gov/dep/air/monitoring/carbonmonoxide.htm]
==Pathophysiology      ==
* 0.5 to 5 ppm - average background level in homes[http://www.epa.gov/iaq/co.html]
* 5 to 15 ppm - levels near properly adjusted gas stoves in homes[http://www.epa.gov/iaq/co.html]
* 100-200 ppm - Mexico City central area from autos etc.[http://books.google.com/books?id=Ww3DnCF_KZcC&pg=PA90&lpg=PA90&dq=%22carbon+monoxide%22+ppm+concentration+traffic+%22mexico+city%22&source=web&ots=SzIyYgUxWh&sig=ZM4p8whF1mtj1kE3XSx1YUx70zw]
* 5,000 ppm - chimney of a home wood fire[http://www.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/ASF5/588.html]
* 7,000 ppm - undiluted warm car exhaust[http://www.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/ASF5/588.html]
* 30,000 ppm - undiluted cigarette smoke[http://www.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/ASF5/588.html]


Common sources of CO that may lead to poisoning include house fires, furnaces or heaters, wood-burning stoves, motor vehicle exhaust, and propane-fueled equipment such as portable camping stoves, ice resurfacers,<ref>{{cite journal |author=Johnson C, Moran J, Paine S, Anderson H, Breysse P |title=Abatement of toxic levels of carbon monoxide in Seattle ice-skating rinks |journal=Am J Public Health |volume=65 |issue=10 |pages=1087-90 |year=1975 |id=PMID 1163706}}</ref> forklifts,<ref>{{cite journal |author=Fawcett T, Moon R, Fracica P, Mebane G, Theil D, Piantadosi C |title=Warehouse workers' headache. Carbon monoxide poisoning from propane-fueled forklifts |journal=J Occup Med |volume=34 |issue=1 |pages=12-5 |year=1992 |id=PMID 1552375}}</ref> and engine-driven generators.<ref>[http://www.cpsc.gov/library/co05.pdf Non-fire carbon monoxide deaths associated with the use of consumer products]</ref> CO poisoning can also occur in scuba diving due to faulty or badly sited [[diving air compressor]]s. (See [[Diving hazards and precautions#Effects of relying on breathing equipment while underwater|Effects of relying on breathing equipment while underwater]] for more information.) Another source is exposure to the organic solvent [[methylene chloride]], which is metabolized to CO by the body.<ref name="DrugMetabDispos1975-kubic">{{cite journal | author=Kubic VL, Anders MW. | title=Metabolism of dihalomethanes to carbon monoxide. II. In vitro studies | journal=Drug Metab Dispos | year=1975 | pages=104-12 | volume=3 | issue=2 | id=PMID 236156}}</ref>
The precise mechanisms by which toxic effects are induced by CO are not fully understood. It may damage the body in one of the following ways:<ref name="pmid4502938">{{cite journal| author=Brunori M, Bonaventura J, Bonaventura C, Antonini E, Wyman J| title=Carbon monoxide binding by hemoglobin and myoglobin under photodissociating conditions. | journal=Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A | year= 1972 | volume= 69 | issue= 4 | pages= 868-71 | pmid=4502938 | doi= | pmc=426583 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=4502938  }}</ref>
* Binds to [[hemoglobin]] thus reducing [[oxygen transportation]] in blood<ref name="pmid29461288">{{cite journal| author=Culnan DM, Craft-Coffman B, Bitz GH, Capek KD, Tu Y, Lineaweaver WC et al.| title=Carbon Monoxide and Cyanide Poisoning in the Burned Pregnant Patient: An Indication for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. | journal=Ann Plast Surg | year= 2018 | volume= | issue= | pages= | pmid=29461288 | doi=10.1097/SAP.0000000000001351 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=29461288  }}</ref>
* Binds with [[myoglobin]] to decrease its oxygen storage capacity<ref name="pmid7638619">{{cite journal| author=Lim M, Jackson TA, Anfinrud PA| title=Binding of CO to myoglobin from a heme pocket docking site to form nearly linear Fe-C-O. | journal=Science | year= 1995 | volume= 269 | issue= 5226 | pages= 962-6 | pmid=7638619 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=7638619  }}</ref>
* Reacts with mitochondrial [[cytochrome oxidase]] (specifically [[cytochrome C]]) hence inhibiting [[cellular respiration]].<ref name="pmid12969439">{{cite journal| author=Alonso JR, Cardellach F, López S, Casademont J, Miró O| title=Carbon monoxide specifically inhibits cytochrome c oxidase of human mitochondrial respiratory chain. | journal=Pharmacol Toxicol | year= 2003 | volume= 93 | issue= 3 | pages= 142-6 | pmid=12969439 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12969439  }}</ref>


Polluted air often contains unhealthy levels of carbon monoxide.  Many areas of the US have struggled to achieve legislated limits. Significant advances have been made since the implementation by 1990 of a vehicle emissions limit of 3.4 gpm (grams per mile), a large reduction from the previous limit of 87 gpm.
===CO and Hemoglobin ===
[http://www.american.edu/ted/electric.htm]
* [[Carbon monoxide]] (CO) has a significant affinity to the iron sites in [[hemoglobin]], the principal oxygen-carrying compound in [[blood]]. The affinity between [[carbon monoxide]] and [[hemoglobin]] is 240 times stronger than the affinity between [[hemoglobin]] and [[oxygen]].
[http://www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds/julaug98/clean.htm]
* CO binds to [[hemoglobin]], producing [[carboxyhemoglobin]] ([[Carboxyhemoglobin|COHb]]) - the traditional belief is that [[carbon monoxide]] toxicity arises from the formation of [[carboxyhemoglobin]], which decreases the oxygen-carrying capacity of the [[blood]]. This inhibits the transport, delivery, and utilization of [[oxygen]].<ref name="JPhysiol1895-Haldane">{{cite journal | author=Haldane J. | title=The action of carbonic oxide on man | journal=J Physiol | year=1895 | pages=430-62 | volume=18}}
[http://www.epa.gov/otaq/consumer/11-vehs.pdf]
</ref>
[http://www.epa.gov/NE/airquality/co.html]


==Epidemiology==
* Because hemoglobin is a [[tetramer]] with four [[oxygen]] binding sites, binding of CO at one of these sites also increases the [[oxygen]] affinity of the remaining 3 sites, which interferes with normal release of [[oxygen]]. This causes [[hemoglobin]] to retain [[oxygen]] that would otherwise be delivered to the tissue.<ref name="Toxicology2003-Gorman">{{cite journal | author=Gorman D, Drewry A, Huang YL, Sames C. | title=The clinical toxicology of carbon monoxide | journal=Toxicology | year=2003 | pages=25-38 | volume=187 | issue=1 | id=PMID 12679050}}</ref>


Carbon monoxide poisoning is the most common type of fatal poisoning in France and the United States. It has been estimated that more than 40,000 people per year seek medical attention for carbon monoxide poisoning in the United States.<ref name="J Emerg Med1998-hampson">{{cite journal | author=Hampson NB. | title=Emergency department visits for carbon monoxide poisoning in the Pacific Northwest | journal=J Emerg Med | year=1998 | pages=695-8 | volume=16 | issue=5 | id=PMID 9752939}}</ref> In many industrialized countries, carbon monoxide may be the cause of greater than 50% of fatal poisonings.<ref name="Toxicology2002-omaye"/> In the U.S., about 200 people die each year from carbon monoxide poisoning associated with home fuel-burning heating equipment.<ref>[http://www.cpsc.gov/CPSCPUB/PUBS/5010.html]</ref> The [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|CDC]] reports, "Each year, more than 500 Americans die from unintentional CO poisoning, and more than 2,000 commit suicide by intentionally poisoning themselves."<ref>[http://www.cdc.gov/co/faqs.htm]</ref>
* Amount of [[oxygen]] available for tissue use are decreased. This situation is described as CO shifting the [[oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation curve|oxygen dissociation curve]] to the left. Blood oxygen content is actually increased in the case of carbon monoxide poisoning; because all the oxygen is in the blood, none is being given to the tissues, and this causes [[Tissue hypoxia|tissue hypoxic injury]].
[[File:Hemoglobin saturation curve.svg.png|thumb|left|369x369px|CO dissociation curve [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hemoglobin_saturation_curve.svg Source:Case courtesy of By Hazmat2, via Wikimedia Commons]]]
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===Suicide===
=== CO and Myoglobin ===
* CO has 60 times greater affinity to [[myoglobin]] as compared to [[oxygen]]. It can bind readily to [[myoglobin]], which is another heme-containing protein, abundantly present in the muscles of body.
* Binding of CO to [[myoglobin]] markedly reduces its [[oxygen]] carrying capacity, leading to decrease in [[cardiac output]], [[hypotension]] which ultimately resulting in [[cerebral ischemia]].
* CO bound to [[myolobin]] is later released in the body, which subsequently binds with the [[hemoglobin]]. This phenomenon is responsible for delayed return of symptoms in CO poisoning. <ref name="pmid123241902">{{cite journal| author=Omaye ST| title=Metabolic modulation of carbon monoxide toxicity. | journal=Toxicology | year= 2002 | volume= 180 | issue= 2 | pages= 139-50 | pmid=12324190 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12324190  }}</ref>


As other poisons such as [[cyanide]] and arsenic were placed under increasingly stringent legal restrictions, the carbon monoxide in town gas became the principal method of suicide by poisoning. [[Suicide]] was also often committed by inhaling exhaust fumes of running car engines. In the past, [[Exhaust gas|motor car exhaust]] may have contained up to 25% carbon monoxide. However, newer cars have [[catalytic converter]]s, which can eliminate over 99% of carbon monoxide produced.<ref name="Chest1999-vossberg">{{cite journal | author=Vossberg B, Skolnick J. | title=The role of catalytic converters in automobile carbon monoxide poisoning: a case report | journal=Chest | year=1999 | pages=580-1 | volume=115 | issue=2 | id=PMID 10027464}}</ref> However, even cars with catalytic converters can produce substantial carbon monoxide if an idling car is left in an enclosed space. This is due to reduced oxygen availability, and therefore, less efficient combustion.
=== CO and Mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase C ===
* CO has lesser affinity with [[cytochrome c oxidase]] in [[mitochondria]] than [[oxygen]] so the damage occurs only in the setting of significant [[hypoxia]].
* CO damages the cell by interfering with [[aerobic metabolism]] and synthesis of [[ATP]], which leads to shifting of metabolism to [[anaerobic]] and accumulation of [[lactic acid]] [[Intracellular|intracellularly]] with significant [[anoxia]]. This ultimately leads to [[necrosis]] and [[cell death]].
* Once CO is bound to [[cytochrome c oxidase]], the rate of dissociation is very slow. Hence, causing prolonged damage to oxidaive metabolism in the cell.<ref name="pmid11387414">{{cite journal| author=Blumenthal I| title=Carbon monoxide poisoning. | journal=J R Soc Med | year= 2001 | volume= 94 | issue= 6 | pages= 270-2 | pmid=11387414 | doi= | pmc=1281520 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11387414  }}</ref>


As carbon monoxide poisoning via car exhaust has become less of a suicide option, there has been an increase in new methods of carbon monoxide poisoning such as [[Charcoal-burning suicide|burning charcoal]] or other fossil fuels within a confined space, such as a small room, tent, or car.<ref name="PsychiatrServ2001-chung">{{cite journal | author=Chung WS, Leung CM. | title=Carbon monoxide poisoning as a new method of suicide in Hong Kong | journal=Psychiatr Serv | year=2001 | pages=836-7 | volume=52 | issue=6 | id=PMID 11376237}}</ref> Such incidents have occurred mostly in connection with group [[suicide pact]]s in both Japan and Hong Kong, but are starting to occur in western countries as well, such as the 2007 suicide of Boston lead singer Brad Delp.<ref>{{cite web | last = | first = | title =Police Report On Delp's Death Reveals His Final Message | publisher = WMUR | date = 14 March 2007 | url =http://www.wmur.com/entertainment/11253135/detail.html | accessdate = 2007-04-30}}</ref>
==Epidemiology & Demographics==
* Carbon monoxide poisoning is the most common type of fatal poisoning in France and the United States. It has been estimated that more than 40,000 people per year seek medical attention for carbon monoxide poisoning in the United States.<ref name="J Emerg Med1998-hampson">{{cite journal | author=Hampson NB. | title=Emergency department visits for carbon monoxide poisoning in the Pacific Northwest | journal=J Emerg Med | year=1998 | pages=695-8 | volume=16 | issue=5 | id=PMID 9752939}}</ref>  
* In many industrialized countries, [[carbon monoxide]] may be the cause of greater than 50% of fatal poisonings.
* In the U.S., about 200 people die each year from carbon monoxide poisoning associated with home fuel-burning heating equipment. The [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|CDC]] reports, "Each year, more than 500 Americans die from unintentional CO poisoning, and more than 2,000 commit suicide by intentionally poisoning themselves."<ref>[http://www.cdc.gov/co/faqs.htm]</ref>


==Symptoms==
===CO and Suicide===
===Acute===
* [[Carbon monoxide]] has emerged as a common mean of suicide by poisoning, since the placement of strict legal restrictions on poisons like [[cyanide]] and [[arsenic]].


The earliest symptoms, especially from low level exposures, are often non-specific and readily confused with other illnesses, typically [[flu|flu-like viral syndromes]], [[clinical depression|depression]], [[chronic fatigue syndrome]], and [[migraine]] or other headaches.<ref name="Chest1990-ilano">{{cite journal | author=Ilano AL, Raffin TA. | title=Management of carbon monoxide poisoning | journal=Chest | year=1990 | pages=165-9 | volume=97 | issue=1 | id=PMID 2403894}}</ref> This often makes the diagnosis of carbon monoxide poisoning difficult. If suspected, the diagnosis can be confirmed by measurement of blood [[carboxyhemoglobin]].
* [[Suicide]] was also often committed by inhaling exhaust fumes of running car engines. In the past, [[Exhaust gas|motor car exhaust]] may have contained up to 25% carbon monoxide. However, newer cars have [[catalytic converter]]s, which can eliminate over 99% of carbon monoxide produced.<ref name="Chest1999-vossberg">{{cite journal | author=Vossberg B, Skolnick J. | title=The role of catalytic converters in automobile carbon monoxide poisoning: a case report | journal=Chest | year=1999 | pages=580-1 | volume=115 | issue=2 | id=PMID 10027464}}</ref> However, even cars with catalytic converters can produce substantial carbon monoxide if an idling car is left in an enclosed space. This is due to reduced oxygen availability, and therefore, less efficient combustion.
* As carbon monoxide poisoning via car exhaust has become less of a suicide option, there has been an increase in new methods of carbon monoxide poisoning such as [[Charcoal-burning suicide|burning charcoal]] or other fossil fuels within a confined space, such as a small room, tent, or car.<ref name="PsychiatrServ2001-chung">{{cite journal | author=Chung WS, Leung CM. | title=Carbon monoxide poisoning as a new method of suicide in Hong Kong | journal=Psychiatr Serv | year=2001 | pages=836-7 | volume=52 | issue=6 | id=PMID 11376237}}</ref>


The main manifestations of poisoning develop in the organ systems most dependent on oxygen use: the central nervous system and the heart. The clinical manifestations include [[tachycardia]] and [[hypertension]], and central nervous system symptoms such as [[headache]], [[dizziness]], [[confusion]], [[convulsions]], and unconsciousness. CO poisoning may also produce myocardial [[ischemia]], [[atrial fibrillation]], [[pneumonia]], [[pulmonary edema]], [[hyperglycemia]], [[rhabdomyolysis|muscle necrosis]], [[acute renal failure]], skin lesions, visual and auditory problems, and [[respiratory arrest]].<ref name="JKoreanMedSci2001-choi">{{cite journal | author=Choi IS. | title=Carbon monoxide poisoning: systemic manifestations and complications | journal=J Korean Med Sci | year=2001 | pages=253-61 | volume=16 | issue=3 | id=PMID 11410684}}</ref>
==Toxicity==
* Carbon monoxide is a significantly toxic gas, although patients may demonstrate varied clinical manifestations with different outcomes, even under similar exposure conditions.<ref name="Toxicology2000-raub">{{cite journal | author=Raub JA, Mathieu-Nolf M, Hampson NB, Thom SR. | title=Carbon monoxide poisoning-a public health perspective | journal=Toxicology | year=2000 | pages=1-14| volume=145 | issue=1 | id=PMID 10771127}}</ref>


One of the major concerns following CO poisoning is the severe neurological manifestations that may occur days or even weeks after an acute poisoning. Common problems encountered are difficulty with higher intellectual functions and short-term memory, [[dementia]], irritability, gait disturbance, speech disturbances, [[Parkinson's disease|parkinson-like syndromes]], [[cortical blindness]], and [[Depression (mood)|depression]]<ref name="ClinNeurolNeurosurg2001-roohi">{{cite journal | author=Roohi F, Kula RW, Mehta N. | title=Twenty-nine years after carbon monoxide intoxication | journal=Clin Neurol Neurosurg | year=2001 | pages=92-5 | volume=103 | issue=2 | id=PMID 11516551}}</ref> (depression can occur in those accidentally exposed). These delayed [[sequelae]] occur in approximately 15 percent of severely poisoned patients after an interval of 2 to 28 days. It is difficult to predict who may develop delayed sequelae; however, advancing age, loss of consciousness while poisoned, and initial neurological abnormalities may indicate a greater chance of developing delayed symptoms. According to the Philadelphia poison control hotline, sequelae are generally not anticipated when exposure is not severe enough to result in loss of consciousness.
=== Risk factors ===
* Toxicity is also increased by several factors as follows:
** Increased activity and [[Ventilation (physiology)|rate of ventilation]]
** Pre-existing [[cerebral]] or [[cardiovascular disease]]  
** Reduced [[cardiac output]]
** [[Anemia]] or other hematological disorders
** Decreased [[barometric pressure]]  
** High [[metabolic rate]].


===Chronic===
=== Classification: ===
* The degrees of poisoning have been described as mild, moderate, and severe based on carboxyhaemoglobin percentage levels and clinical symptoms.:<ref name="pmid19445736">{{cite journal| author=Olson K, Smollin C| title=Carbon monoxide poisoning (acute). | journal=BMJ Clin Evid | year= 2008 | volume= 2008 | issue=  | pages=  | pmid=19445736 | doi= | pmc=2907971 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19445736  }}</ref>
** '''Mild carbon monoxide poisoning:''' [[Carboxyhaemoglobin]] level of over 10% without clinical signs or symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning.


Long term, repeat exposures present a greater risk to persons with [[coronary heart disease]] and in pregnant patients.<ref name="N Engl J Med1989-allred">{{cite journal | author=Allred EN, Bleecker ER, Chaitman BR, Dahms TE, Gottlieb SO, Hackney JD, Pagano M, Selvester RH, Walden SM, Warren J. | title=Short-term effects of carbon monoxide exposure on the exercise performance of subjects with coronary artery disease | journal=N Engl J Med | year=1989 | pages=1426-32 | volume=321 | issue=21 | id=PMID 2682242}}</ref> Chronic exposure may increase the incidence of cardiovascular symptoms in some workers, such as motor vehicle examiners, firefighters, and welders. Patients often complain of persistent headaches, lightheadedness, depression, confusion, and nausea. Upon removal from exposure, the symptoms usually resolve themselves.<ref name="J Occup Med1999-fawcett">{{cite journal | author=Fawcett TA, Moon RE, Fracica PJ, Mebane GY, Theil DR, Piantadosi CA. | title=Warehouse workers' headache. Carbon monoxide poisoning from propane-fueled forklifts | journal=J Occup Med | year=1992 | pages=12-5 | volume=34 | issue=1 | id=PMID 1552375}}</ref>
** '''Moderate carbon monoxide poisoning:''' [[Carboxyhaemoglobin]] level of over 10%, but under 20-25%, with minor clinical signs and symptoms of poisoning, such as [[headache]], [[lethargy]], or [[fatigue]].


==Toxicity==
** '''Severe carbon monoxide poisoning:'''  [[Carboxyhaemoglobin]] level of over 20-25%, [[loss of consciousness]], and [[confusion]] or signs of [[cardiac]] ischemia, or both.


Carbon monoxide is a significantly toxic gas, although patients may demonstrate varied clinical manifestations with different outcomes, even under similar exposure conditions.<ref name="Toxicology2000-raub">{{cite journal | author=Raub JA, Mathieu-Nolf M, Hampson NB, Thom SR. | title=Carbon monoxide poisoning-a public health perspective | journal=Toxicology | year=2000 | pages=1-14 | volume=145 | issue=1 | id=PMID 10771127}}</ref>
* Levels of [[carbon monoxide]] bound in the [[blood]] can be determined by measuring [[carboxyhaemoglobin]], which is a stable complex of carbon monoxide and [[hemoglobin]] that forms in [[red blood cells]].
Toxicity is also increased by several factors, including: increased activity and [[Ventilation (physiology)|rate of ventilation]], pre-existing [[cerebral]] or [[cardiovascular disease]], reduced [[cardiac output]], [[anemia]] or other hematological disorders, decreased [[barometric pressure]], and high [[metabolic rate]].
* [[Carbon monoxide]] also functions as a [[neurotransmitter]].
* Normal [[carboxyhemoglobin]] levels in an average person are less than 5%, whereas cigarette smokers (two packs/day) may have levels up to 9%.<ref name="Clinical toxicology2001-ford">{{cite book | editor = Ford MD, Delaney KA, Ling LJ, Erickson T. | title = Clinical toxicology | year = 2001 | publisher = WB Saunders Company | id = ISBN 0-7216-5485-1}}</ref>
* Serious toxicity is often associated with [[carboxyhemoglobin]] levels above 25%, and the risk of fatality is high with levels over 70%. Still, no consistent dose response relationship has been found between [[carboxyhemoglobin]] levels and clinical effects.<ref name="JToxClinTox1994-hardy">{{cite journal | author=Hardy KR, Thom SR. | title=Pathophysiology and treatment of carbon monoxide poisoning | journal=J Toxicol Clin Toxicol | year=1994 | pages=613-29 | volume=32 | issue=6 | id=PMID 7966524}}</ref>
* Hence, [[carboxyhemoglobin]] levels are better guide for exposure levels than effects as they do not reliably predict clinical course or short- or long-term outcome.<ref name="MedJAust1999-Scheinkestel">{{cite journal | author=Scheinkestel CD, Bailey M, Myles PS, Jones K, Cooper DJ, Millar IL, Tuxen DV. | title=Hyperbaric or normobaric oxygen for acute carbon monoxide poisoning: a randomised controlled clinical trial | journal=Med J Aust | year=1999 | pages=203-10 | volume=170 | issue=5 | id=PMID 10092916}}</ref>
* The effects of carbon monoxide in parts per million are listed below:<ref name="pmid19022078">{{cite journal| author=Goldstein M| title=Carbon monoxide poisoning. | journal=J Emerg Nurs | year= 2008 | volume= 34 | issue= 6 | pages= 538-42 | pmid=19022078 | doi=10.1016/j.jen.2007.11.014 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19022078  }}</ref>
**35 ppm (0.0035%): [[Headache]] and [[dizziness]] within six to eight hours of constant exposure.
**100 ppm (0.01%): Slight [[headache]] in two to three hours.
**200 ppm (0.02%): Slight [[headache]] within two to three hours.
**400 ppm (0.04%): Frontal [[headache]] within one to two hours.
**800 ppm (0.08%): [[Dizziness]], [[nausea]], and [[convulsions]] within 45 minutes. Insensible within two hours.
**1,600 ppm (0.16%): [[Headache]], [[dizziness]], and [[nausea]] within 20 minutes. Death in less than two hours.
**3,200 ppm (0.32%): [[Headache]], [[dizziness]] and [[nausea]] in five to ten minutes. Death within 30 minutes.
**6,400 ppm (0.64%): [[Headache]] and [[dizziness]] in one to two minutes. Death in less than 20 minutes.
**12,800 ppm (1.28%): [[Unconsciousness]] after 2-3 breaths. Death in less than three minutes.
*In addition, a recent report concludes that carbon monoxide exposure can lead to a decrease in lifespan significantly as a result of damaged [[myocardium]].<ref>{{cite journal | author= Henry CR, Satran D, Lindgren B, Adkinson C, Nicholson CI, Henry TD, MD| title= Myocardial Injury and Long-term Mortality Following Moderate to Severe Carbon Monoxide Poisoning|journal=JAMA | year=2006| volume=295| pages=398-402}} [http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/295/4/398 Abstract]</ref>


Under ordinary conditions, it is less dense than [[Earth's atmosphere|air]], but during fires, it accumulates on the ground, so that if poisoning causes loss of consciousness, the amount of carbon monoxide inhaled increases and the possibility of fatality is radically increased.
==Signs and Symptoms==
Carbon monoxide poisoning is particularly difficult to diagnose since it is not easily detected by human senses. Since CO poisoning is a diagnosis frequently overlooked, it is overly emphasized to measure [[carboxyhemoglobin]] in suspicious cases. The clinical manifestations include :


Carbon monoxide is life-threatening to [[human]]s and other forms of air-breathing [[life]], as inhaling even relatively small amounts of it can lead to hypoxic injury, neurological damage, and possibly death. A concentration of as little as 0.04% (400 parts per million) carbon monoxide in the air can be fatal. The gas is especially dangerous because it is not easily detected by human senses. Early symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning include drowsiness and headache, followed by unconsciousness, respiratory failure, and death. First aid for a victim of carbon monoxide poisoning requires access to fresh air; administration of artificial respiration and, if available, oxygen; and, as soon as possible, medical attention.
===Acute ===


When carbon monoxide is inhaled, it takes the place of oxygen in [[hemoglobin]], the red blood pigment that normally carries oxygen to all parts of the body. Because carbon monoxide binds to hemoglobin several hundred times more strongly than oxygen, its effects are cumulative and long-lasting, causing [[oxygen starvation]] throughout the body.  Prolonged exposure to fresh air (or pure oxygen) is required for the CO-tainted hemoglobin ([[carboxyhemoglobin]]) to clear.
==== Most common: ====
Common symptoms of acute CO poisoning include:<ref name="pmid19617936">{{cite journal| author=Quinn DK, McGahee SM, Politte LC, Duncan GN, Cusin C, Hopwood CJ et al.| title=Complications of carbon monoxide poisoning: a case discussion and review of the literature. | journal=Prim Care Companion J Clin Psychiatry | year= 2009 | volume= 11 | issue= 2 | pages= 74-9 | pmid=19617936 | doi= | pmc=2707118 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19617936 }}</ref>
* [[Headache]]


The effects of carbon monoxide in parts per million are listed below:
* [[Tachycardia]]
*35 ppm (0.0035%) Headache and dizziness within six to eight hours of constant exposure
*100 ppm (0.01%) Slight headache in two to three hours
*200 ppm (0.02%) Slight headache within two to three hours
*400 ppm (0.04%) Frontal headache within one to two hours
*800 ppm (0.08%) Dizziness, nausea, and convulsions within 45 minutes. Insensible within two hours.
*1,600 ppm (0.16%) Headache, dizziness, and nausea within 20 minutes. Death in less than two hours.
*3,200 ppm (0.32%) Headache, dizziness and nausea in five to ten minutes. Death within 30 minutes.
*6,400 ppm (0.64%) Headache and dizziness in one to two minutes. Death in less than 20 minutes.
*12,800 ppm (1.28%)Unconsciousness after 2-3 breaths. Death in less than three minutes.
In addition, a recent report concludes that carbon monoxide exposure can lead to significant loss of [[lifespan]] after exposure due to damage to the [[heart muscle]]. <ref>{{cite journal | author= Henry CR, Satran D, Lindgren B, Adkinson C, Nicholson CI, Henry TD, MD| title= Myocardial Injury and Long-term Mortality Following Moderate to Severe Carbon Monoxide Poisoning| journal=JAMA | year=2006| volume=295| pages=398-402}} [http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/295/4/398 Abstract]</ref>


===Carboxyhaemoglobin===
* [[Hypertension]]


Levels of carbon monoxide bound in the blood can be determined by measuring [[carboxyhaemoglobin]], which is a stable complex of carbon monoxide and [[hemoglobin]] that forms in [[red blood cells]]. Carbon monoxide is produced normally in the body, establishing a low background carboxyhaemoglobin saturation. Carbon monoxide also functions as a [[neurotransmitter]]. Normal carboxyhemoglobin levels in an average person are less than 5%, whereas cigarette smokers (two packs/day) may have levels up to 9%.<ref name="Clinical toxicology2001-ford">{{cite book | editor = Ford MD, Delaney KA, Ling LJ, Erickson T. | title = Clinical toxicology | year = 2001 | publisher = WB Saunders Company | id = ISBN 0-7216-5485-1}}</ref>
* [[Dizziness]]


Serious toxicity is often associated with carboxyhemoglobin levels above 25%, and the risk of fatality is high with levels over 70%. Still, no consistent dose response relationship has been found between carboxyhemoglobin levels and clinical effects.<ref name="JToxClinTox1994-hardy">{{cite journal | author=Hardy KR, Thom SR. | title=Pathophysiology and treatment of carbon monoxide poisoning | journal=J Toxicol Clin Toxicol | year=1994 | pages=613-29 | volume=32 | issue=6 | id=PMID 7966524}}</ref> Therefore, carboxyhemoglobin levels are more guides to exposure levels than effects as they do not reliably predict clinical course or short- or long-term outcome.<ref name="MedJAust1999-Scheinkestel">{{cite journal | author=Scheinkestel CD, Bailey M, Myles PS, Jones K, Cooper DJ, Millar IL, Tuxen DV. | title=Hyperbaric or normobaric oxygen for acute carbon monoxide poisoning: a randomised controlled clinical trial | journal=Med J Aust | year=1999 | pages=203-10 | volume=170 | issue=5 | id=PMID 10092916}}</ref>
* [[Confusion]]


==Toxic mechanism==
* [[Convulsions]]


The precise mechanisms by which toxic effects are induced by CO are not fully understood.
* [[Coma]]


Carbon monoxide binds to [[hemoglobin]] (reducing oxygen transportation), [[myoglobin]] (decreasing its oxygen storage capacity), and mitochondrial [[cytochrome oxidase]] (inhibiting cellular respiration).
* [[Respiratory arrest]]


===Hemoglobin===
==== Less common ====
Less common symptoms of acute CO poisoning are as follows:<ref name="JKoreanMedSci2001-choi">{{cite journal | author=Choi IS. | title=Carbon monoxide poisoning: systemic manifestations and complications | journal=J Korean Med Sci | year=2001 | pages=253-61 | volume=16 | issue=3 | id=PMID 11410684}}</ref>
* [[Myocardial Ischemia|Myocardial ischemia]]
* [[Atrial fibrillation]] 
* [[Pneumonia]]
* [[Pulmonary edema]] 
* [[Hyperglycemia]] 
* [[Lactic acidosis]]
* [[Muscle]] [[necrosis]] 
* [[Acute renal failure]] 
* [[Skin]] [[Lesion|lesions]]
* [[Visual]] and [[auditory]] dysfunction


Carbon monoxide has a significant affinity to the iron sites in hemoglobin, the principal oxygen-carrying compound in blood. The affinity between carbon monoxide and hemoglobin is 240 times stronger than the affinity between hemoglobin and oxygen.
=== Delayed ===
CO poisoning may cause delayed clinical manifestations in the form of severe neurological manifestations.These symptoms occur days or even weeks after an acute poisoning epispde. Common clinical manifestations include:<ref name="ClinNeurolNeurosurg2001-roohi">{{cite journal | author=Roohi F, Kula RW, Mehta N. | title=Twenty-nine years after carbon monoxide intoxication | journal=Clin Neurol Neurosurg | year=2001 | pages=92-5 | volume=103 | issue=2 | id=PMID 11516551}}</ref><ref name="pmid11410684">{{cite journal| author=Choi IS| title=Carbon monoxide poisoning: systemic manifestations and complications. | journal=J Korean Med Sci | year= 2001 | volume= 16 | issue= 3 | pages= 253-61 | pmid=11410684 | doi=10.3346/jkms.2001.16.3.253 | pmc=3054741 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11410684  }}</ref>


CO binds to hemoglobin, producing [[carboxyhemoglobin]] (COHb) - the traditional belief is that carbon monoxide toxicity arises from the formation of carboxyhemoglobin, which decreases the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood. This inhibits the transport, delivery, and utilization of oxygen.
* Difficulty with higher intellectual functions and [[short-term memory]]
<ref name="JPhysiol1895-Haldane">{{cite journal | author=Haldane J. | title=The action of carbonic oxide on man | journal=J Physiol | year=1895 | pages=430-62 | volume=18}}
</ref>
Because hemoglobin is a [[tetramer]] with four oxygen binding sites, binding of CO at one of these sites also increases the oxygen affinity of the remaining 3 sites, which interferes with normal release of oxygen. This causes hemoglobin to retain oxygen that would otherwise be delivered to the tissue.
<ref name="Toxicology2003-Gorman">{{cite journal | author=Gorman D, Drewry A, Huang YL, Sames C. | title=The clinical toxicology of carbon monoxide | journal=Toxicology | year=2003 | pages=25-38 | volume=187 | issue=1 | id=PMID 12679050}}</ref>


Levels of oxygen available for tissue use are decreased. This situation is described as CO shifting the [[oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation curve|oxygen dissociation curve]] to the left. Blood oxygen content is actually increased in the case of carbon monoxide poisoning; because all the oxygen is in the blood, none is being given to the tissues, and this causes tissue hypoxic injury.  However, despite CO affecting oxygen availability, other mechanisms may contribute to the crucial effects of CO poisoning.
* [[Dementia]]


A sufficient exposure to carbon monoxide can reduce the amount of oxygen taken up by the brain to the point that the victim becomes unconscious, and can suffer brain damage or even death from [[Hypoxia (medical)|hypoxia]]. The brain regulates breathing based upon [[carbon dioxide]] levels in the blood, rather than oxygen levels, so a victim can succumb to hypoxia without ever noticing anything up to the point of collapse.  Hallmark pathological change following CO poisoning is bilateral necrosis of the [[pallidum]].
* [[Irritability]]


Hemoglobin acquires a bright red color when converted to carboxyhemoglobin, so a casualty of CO poisoning is described in textbooks as looking pink-cheeked and healthy. However, this "classic" cherry-red appearance is not always seen<ref name="JEmergMed2002-brooks">{{cite journal | author=Brooks DE, Lin E, Ahktar J. | title=What is cherry red, and who cares? | journal=J Emerg Med | year=2002 | pages=213-4 | volume=22 | issue=2 | id=PMID 11858933}}</ref> — in one study it was noted in only 2% of cases — so care should be taken not to overlook the diagnosis even if this color is not present.
* [[Gait Abnormalities|Gait disturbance]]


===Myoglobin===
* [[Speech disturbances]]


Carbon monoxide also has a high affinity for [[myoglobin]]. CO bound to myoglobin may impair cardiac output and result in cerebral ischemia. A delayed return of symptoms has been reported and appears to result following a recurrence of increased carboxyhemoglobin levels; this effect may be due to late release of CO from myoglobin, which subsequently binds to hemoglobin.<ref name="Toxicology2002-omaye"/>
* [[Parkinson's disease|Parkinson-like syndromes]]


===Cytochrome oxidase===
* [[Cortical blindness]]


A second mechanism involves co-effects on the mitochondrial respiratory enzyme chain that is responsible for effective tissue utilization of oxygen. CO does not bind to [[cytochrome oxidase]] with the same affinity as oxygen, so it likely requires significant intracellular hypoxia before binding. This binding interferes with aerobic metabolism and efficient [[adenosine triphosphate]] (ATP) synthesis. Cells respond by switching to anaerobic metabolism, causing anoxia, lactic acidosis, and eventual cell death.<ref name="PharmacolToxicol2003-alonso">{{cite journal | author=Alonso JR, Cardellach F, Lopez S, Casademont J, Miro O. | title=Carbon monoxide specifically inhibits cytochrome c oxidase of human mitochondrial respiratory chain | journal=Pharmacol Toxicol | year=2003 | pages=142-6 | volume=93 | issue=3 | id=PMID 12969439}}</ref>
* [[Depression]]


===Other mechanisms===
===Chronic===
 
Another mechanism that is thought to have a significant influence on delayed effects involves formed blood cells and chemical mediators, which cause brain lipid peroxidation.
 
CO causes endothelial cell and platelet release of [[nitric oxide]], and the formation of [[oxygen free radicals]] including peroxynitrite.<ref name="JToxClinTox1994-hardy"/> In the brain, this causes further mitochondrial dysfunction, [[capillary]] leakage, leukocyte sequestration, and [[apoptosis]].<ref name="JRSocMed2001-blumenthal">{{cite journal | author=Blumenthal I. | title=Carbon monoxide poisoning | journal=J R Soc Med | year=2001 | pages=270-2 | volume=94 | issue=6 | id=PMID 11387414}}</ref> The end result is lipid peroxidation (degradation of unsaturated fatty acids), which causes delayed reversible demyelinization of [[white matter]] in the central nervous system, and can lead to [[edema]] and focal areas of [[necrosis]] within the brain.<ref name="Toxicology2003-Gorman"/>
 
This brain damage occurs mainly during the recovery period and results in cognitive defects (especially affecting memory and learning) and movement disorders. The movement disorders are related to a predilection of CO to damage the [[basal ganglia]].<ref name="JRSocMed2001-blumenthal"/> These delayed neurological effects may develop over days following the initial acute poisoning.


===Pregnancy===
Long term, repeat exposures present a greater risk to individuals with [[coronary heart disease]] and in pregnant patients.<ref name="N Engl J Med1989-allred">{{cite journal | author=Allred EN, Bleecker ER, Chaitman BR, Dahms TE, Gottlieb SO, Hackney JD, Pagano M, Selvester RH, Walden SM, Warren J. | title=Short-term effects of carbon monoxide exposure on the exercise performance of subjects with coronary artery disease | journal=N Engl J Med | year=1989 | pages=1426-32 | volume=321 | issue=21 | id=PMID 2682242}}</ref> Chronic exposure may increase the incidence of cardiovascular symptoms in some workers, such as motor vehicle examiners, firefighters, and welders. Patients often complain of:<ref name="Chest1990-ilano">{{cite journal | author=Ilano AL, Raffin TA. | title=Management of carbon monoxide poisoning | journal=Chest | year=1990 | pages=165-9 | volume=97 | issue=1 | id=PMID 2403894}}</ref>
* Persistent [[migraine]] or other [[Headache|headaches]]
* [[Lightheadedness]]
* [[Confusion]]
* [[Nausea]]


Carbon monoxide poisoning can have significant [[fetus|fetal]] effects. CO causes fetal tissue [[Hypoxia (medical)|hypoxia]] by decreasing the release of maternal oxygen to the fetus, and by carbon monoxide crossing the [[placenta]] and combining with [[fetal hemoglobin]], which has a 10 to 15% higher affinity for CO than adult hemoglobin.<ref name="Toxicology2002-omaye"/> Elimination of carbon monoxide is also slower in the fetus, leading to an accumulation of CO. The level of fetal morbidity and mortality in acute carbon monoxide poisoning is significant, so despite maternal wellbeing, severe fetal poisoning can still occur. Due to these effects, pregnant patients are treated with normal or hyperbaric oxygen for longer periods of time than non-pregnant patients.
*[[flu|Flu-like viral syndromes]]
*[[clinical depression|Depression]]
*[[Chronic fatigue syndrome]]                    
. Upon removal from exposure, the symptoms usually resolve themselves.<ref name="J Occup Med1999-fawcett">{{cite journal | author=Fawcett TA, Moon RE, Fracica PJ, Mebane GY, Theil DR, Piantadosi CA. | title=Warehouse workers' headache. Carbon monoxide poisoning from propane-fueled forklifts | journal=J Occup Med | year=1992 | pages=12-5 | volume=34 | issue=1 | id=PMID 1552375}}</ref>


==Treatment==
==Treatment==


'''[[First aid]]''' for carbon monoxide poisoning is to immediately remove the victim from the exposure without endangering oneself, [[call for help]], and apply [[Cardiopulmonary resuscitation|CPR]] if needed. The main medical treatment for carbon monoxide poisoning is breathing 100% [[oxygen]] by a tight fitting [[oxygen mask]]. Oxygen hastens the dissociation of carbon monoxide from [[hemoglobin]], improving tissue oxygenation by reducing its biological half-life. [[Hyperbaric oxygen]] is also used in the treatment of CO poisoning; hyperbaric oxygen also increases carboxyhemoglobin dissociation and does so to a greater extent than normal oxygen. Hyperbaric oxygen may also facilitate the dissociation of CO from cytochrome oxidase.
=== Emergency menagement ===
 
'''Emergency management''' for carbon monoxide poisoning include:
A significant controversy in the medical literature is whether or not hyperbaric oxygen actually offers any extra benefits over normal high flow oxygen in terms of increased survival or improved long term outcomes. There have been clinical trials<ref name="MedJAust1999-Scheinkestel"/><ref name="AnnEmergMed1995-thom">{{cite journal | author=Thom SR, Taber RL, Mendiguren II, Clark JM, Hardy KR, Fisher AB. | title=Delayed neuropsychologic sequelae after carbon monoxide poisoning: prevention by treatment with hyperbaric oxygen | journal=Ann Emerg Med | year=1995 | pages=474-80 | volume=25 | issue=4 | id=PMID 7710151}}</ref><ref name="Lancet1989-raphael">{{cite journal | author=Raphael JC, Elkharrat D, Jars-Guincestre MC, Chastang C, Chasles V, Vercken JB, Gajdos P. | title=Trial of normobaric and hyperbaric oxygen for acute carbon monoxide intoxication | journal=Lancet | year=1989 | pages=414-9 | volume=2 | issue=8660 | id=PMID 2569600}}</ref><ref name="UnderseaHyperbMed1995-ducasse">{{cite journal | author=Ducasse JL, Celsis P, Marc-Vergnes JP. | title=Non-comatose patients with acute carbon monoxide poisoning: hyperbaric or normobaric oxygenation? | journal=Undersea Hyperb Med | year=1995 | pages=9-15 | volume=22 | issue=1 | id=PMID 7742714 | [http://archive.rubicon-foundation.org/2193 pdf]}}</ref><ref name="UnderseaHyperbMed1996-mathieu">{{cite journal | author=Mathieu D, Mathieu-Nolf M, Durak C, Wattel F, Tempe JP, Bouachour G, Sainty JM. | title=Randomized prospective study comparing the effect of HBO vs 12 hours NBO in non-comatose CO-poisoned patients: results of the preliminary analysis | journal=Undersea Hyperb Med | year=1996 | pages=7 | volume=23}}</ref><ref name="NEnglJMed2002-weaver">{{cite journal | author=Weaver LK, Hopkins RO, Chan KJ, Churchill S, Elliott CG, Clemmer TP, Orme JF Jr, Thomas FO, Morris AH. | title=Hyperbaric oxygen for acute carbon monoxide poisoning | journal=N Engl J Med | year=2002 | pages=1057-67 | volume=347 | issue=14 | id=PMID 12362006}}</ref> in which the two treatment options have been compared; of the six performed, four found hyperbaric oxygen improved outcome and two found no benefit for hyperbaric oxygen. Some of these trials have been criticized for apparent flaws in their implementation.<ref name="MedJAust1999-gorman">{{cite journal | author=Gorman DF. | title=Hyperbaric or normobaric oxygen for acute carbon monoxide poisoning: a randomised controlled clinical trial. Unfortunate methodological flaws | journal=Med J Aust | year=1999 | pages=563 | volume=170 | issue=11 | id=PMID 10397050}}</ref><ref name="EmergMedAustralas2004-scheinkestel">{{cite journal | author=Scheinkestel CD, Jones K, Myles PS, Cooper DJ, Millar IL, Tuxen DV. | title=Where to now with carbon monoxide poisoning? | journal=Emerg Med Australas | year=2004 | pages=151-4 | volume=16 | issue=2 | id=PMID 15239731}}</ref><ref name="NEnglJMed2003-isbister">{{cite journal | author=Isbister GK, McGettigan P, Harris I. | title=Hyperbaric oxygen for acute carbon monoxide poisoning | journal=N Engl J Med | year=2003 | pages=557-60 | volume=348 | issue=6 | id=PMID 12572577}}</ref> A recent robust review of all the literature on carbon monoxide treatment concluded that the role of hyperbaric oxygen is unclear and the available evidence neither confirms nor denies a clinically meaningful benefit. The authors suggested a large, well designed, externally audited, multicentre trial to compare normal oxygen with hyperbaric oxygen.<ref name="ToxicolRev2005-buckley"/>
* Immediately remove the victim from the site of exposure, without endangering oneself  
* [[Call for help]]
* Start [[Cardiopulmonary resuscitation|CPR]] if needed


Further specific treatment for other complications such as [[seizure]], cardiac abnormalities, [[pulmonary edema]], and [[acidosis]] may be required. The delayed development of neuropsychiatric impairment is one of the most serious complications of poisoning, with extensive follow up and treatment often being required.
=== Medical treatment ===
* The primary medical treatment for carbon monoxide poisoning is breathing 100% [[oxygen]] by a tight fitting [[oxygen mask]]. Oxygen hastens the dissociation of carbon monoxide from [[hemoglobin]], improving tissue [[oxygenation]] by reducing its biological half-life.
* [[Hyperbaric oxygen]] is also used in the treatment of [[Carbon monoxide|CO poisoning]]. [[Hyperbaric oxygen]] also increases dissociation and does so to a greater extent than normal [[oxygen]].<ref name="AnnEmergMed1995-thom">{{cite journal | author=Thom SR, Taber RL, Mendiguren II, Clark JM, Hardy KR, Fisher AB. | title=Delayed neuropsychologic sequelae after carbon monoxide poisoning: prevention by treatment with hyperbaric oxygen | journal=Ann Emerg Med | year=1995 | pages=474-80 | volume=25 | issue=4 | id=PMID 7710151}}</ref>
* [[Hyperbaric oxygen]] may also facilitate the dissociation of CO from [[Cytochrome c oxidase|cytochrome oxidase.]]<ref name="NEnglJMed2002-weaver">{{cite journal | author=Weaver LK, Hopkins RO, Chan KJ, Churchill S, Elliott CG, Clemmer TP, Orme JF Jr, Thomas FO, Morris AH. | title=Hyperbaric oxygen for acute carbon monoxide poisoning | journal=N Engl J Med | year=2002 | pages=1057-67 | volume=347 | issue=14 | id=PMID 12362006}}</ref>
* There has been a lot of controversy in literature regarding the fact that whether or not [[hyperbaric oxygen]] offers any extra benefits over normal high flow oxygen.<ref name="ToxicolRev2005-buckley" /><ref name="MedJAust1999-Scheinkestel" /><ref name="Lancet1989-raphael">{{cite journal | author=Raphael JC, Elkharrat D, Jars-Guincestre MC, Chastang C, Chasles V, Vercken JB, Gajdos P. | title=Trial of normobaric and hyperbaric oxygen for acute carbon monoxide intoxication | journal=Lancet | year=1989 | pages=414-9 | volume=2 | issue=8660 | id=PMID 2569600}}</ref><ref name="UnderseaHyperbMed1995-ducasse">{{cite journal | author=Ducasse JL, Celsis P, Marc-Vergnes JP. | title=Non-comatose patients with acute carbon monoxide poisoning: hyperbaric or normobaric oxygenation? | journal=Undersea Hyperb Med | year=1995 | pages=9-15 | volume=22 | issue=1 | id=PMID 7742714 | [http://archive.rubicon-foundation.org/2193 pdf]}}</ref>
* Further specific treatment for other complications such as [[seizure]], [[cardiac dysfunction]], [[pulmonary edema]], and [[acidosis]] may be required.  
* The delayed development of [[neuropsychiatric]] impairment is one of the most serious complications of CO poisoning, with extensive follow up and treatment often being required.


==Prevention==
==Prevention==


Prevention remains a vital public health issue, requiring public education on the safe operation of appliances, heaters, fireplaces, and internal-combustion engines, as well as increased emphasis on the installation of [[carbon monoxide detector]]s. Carbon monoxide alarms are usually installed in homes around heaters and other equipment. If a high level of CO is detected, the device sounds an alarm, giving people in the area a chance to ventilate the area or safely leave the building. Unlike [[smoke detector]]s, they do not need to be placed near ceiling level. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says that "carbon monoxide detectors are as important to home safety as smoke detectors are," and recommends that each home should have at least one carbon monoxide detector.<ref>[http://www.cpsc.gov/CPSCPUB/PUBS/5010.html]</ref>
=== Primary Prevention ===
 
* Effective measures for primary prevention of CO poisonong include:
The devices, which retail for USD $20-$60 and are widely available, can either be battery-operated or AC powered (with or without a battery backup). Since CO is colorless and odorless (unlike smoke from a fire), detection in a home environment is impossible without such a warning device. Some state and municipal governments, including those of Ontario, Canada, and New York City, require installation of CO detectors in new units. Massachusetts and Illinois began to require a detector in all residences on January 1, 2007.<ref>Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 148, Section 26F 1/2. Also known as "Nicole's Bill".  Enacted November 4, 2005.</ref><ref>Illinois Public Act 094-0741. Effective 01/01/2007.</ref>
* Public education on the safe operation of appliances, heaters, fireplaces, and internal-combustion engines  
 
* Installation of [[carbon monoxide detector]]s.
The carbon monoxide can be easily detected by the filtering paper impregnated by the [[solution]] of the [[palladium chloride]]. Carbon monoxide reduces the palladium monoxide to the black metallic [[palladium]]. This reaction is very sensitive.
** Carbon monoxide alarms are usually installed in homes around heaters and other equipment.
 
** If a high level of CO is detected, the device sounds an alarm, giving people in the area a chance to ventilate the area or safely leave the building. Unlike [[smoke detector]]s, they do not need to be placed near ceiling level.  
==Carbon monoxide poisoning and "haunted houses"==<!-- This section is linked from [[Ghost]] -->
** The Consumer Product Safety Commission says that "carbon monoxide detectors are as important to home safety as smoke detectors are," and recommends that each home should have at least one carbon monoxide detector.
Symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning include listlessness, depression, dementia, emotional disturbances, and hallucinations. Many of the phenomena generally associated with haunted houses, including strange visions and sounds, feelings of dread, illness, and the sudden, apparently inexplicable death of all the occupants, can be readily attributed to carbon monoxide poisoning.
** The devices, which retail for USD $20-$60 and are widely available, can either be battery-operated or AC powered (with or without a battery backup). Since CO is colorless and odorless (unlike smoke from a fire), detection in a home environment is impossible without such a warning device.
 
** Some state and municipal governments, including those of Ontario, Canada, and New York City, require installation of CO detectors in new units. Massachusetts and Illinois began to require a detector in all residences on January 1, 2007.
In one famous case, carbon monoxide poisoning was clearly identified as the cause of an alleged [[haunting]]. Dr. William Wilmer, an [[ophthalmologist]], described the experiences of one of his patients in a [[1921]] article published in the [[American Journal of Ophthalmology]]. "Mr. and Mrs. H." moved into a new home, but soon began to complain of headaches and fatigue. They began to hear bells and footsteps during the night, accompanied by strange physical sensations and sightings of mysterious figures. When they began to investigate the symptoms, they discovered the previous residents of the house had similar experiences. An examination of their furnace found it to be severely damaged, resulting in [[Combustion#Incomplete|incomplete combustion]] and forcing most of the fumes (including carbon monoxide) into the house rather than up the chimney.<ref>[http://www.ghostvillage.com/resources/2004/resources_10312004.shtml]</ref>
* The carbon monoxide can be easily detected by the filtering paper impregnated by the [[solution]] of the [[palladium chloride]]. Carbon monoxide reduces the palladium monoxide to the black metallic [[palladium]]. This reaction is very sensitive.
 
A report published in 2005 described a 23-year old female victim of carbon monoxide poisoning, found delirious and hyperventilating, who saw a "ghost" while in the shower. A new gas water heater had just been installed in her home, apparently improperly, which flooded the house with carbon monoxide when the victim closed all the exterior windows and doors and took a shower.<ref>Jiann-Ruey Ong, Sheng-Wen Hou, Hsien-Tsung Shu, Huei-Tsair Chen, and Chee-Fah Chong. Diagnostic pitfall: carbon monoxide poisoning mimicking hyperventilation syndrome. ''The [[American Journal of Emergency Medicine]]
Volume 23, Issue 7 , November 2005, Pages 903-904</ref>
 
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Carbon monoxide poisoning occurs after the inhalation of carbon monoxide gas. Carbon monoxide (CO) is a product of combustion of organic matter under conditions of restricted oxygen supply, which prevents complete oxidation to carbon dioxide (CO2). Carbon monoxide is colorless, odorless, tasteless, and non-irritating, making it difficult to detect. Carbon monoxide is a significantly toxic gas with poisoning being the most common type of fatal poisoning in many countries.[1] Symptoms of mild poisoning include headaches and flu-like effects; larger exposures can lead to significant toxicity of the central nervous system and heart. Following poisoning, long-term sequelae often occur. Carbon monoxide can also have severe effects on the fetus of a pregnant woman. The mechanisms by which carbon monoxide produces toxic effects are not yet fully understood, but hemoglobin, myoglobin, and mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase are thought to be compromised. Treatment largely consists of administering 100% oxygen or hyperbaric oxygen therapy, although the optimum treatment remains controversial.[2] Domestic carbon monoxide poisoning can be prevented by the use of household carbon monoxide detectors.

Historical perspective

  • In 1921, Dr. William Wilmer, an ophthalmologist published a case in American journal of ophthalmology in which he described the experiences of a family with similar symptoms as mentioned above.[3]
  • In 2005, a report was published describing a young female of age 23, found delirious and hyperventilating, as a result of leakage and accumulation of gas from the heater. She believed to have seen a 'ghost' in the shower. [4]

Sources

  • Main sources of CO that are responsible for environmental pollution are house hold fires, heaters, furnaces, motor vehicle exhaust, propane fueled equipment (such as ice resurfacers, forklifts), engine-driven generators, and wood burning stove.[5][6]
  • CO poisoning can also occur in scuba diving due to malfunctioning of diving air compressors.
  • Another source is exposure to the organic solvent methylene chloride, which is metabolized to CO by the body.[7]
  • Polluted air often contains unhealthy levels of carbon monoxide. Many areas of the US have struggled to achieve legislated limits. Significant advances have been made since the implementation by 1990 of a vehicle emissions limit of 3.4 gpm (grams per mile), a large reduction from the previous limit of 87 gpm.[8]

Pathophysiology

The precise mechanisms by which toxic effects are induced by CO are not fully understood. It may damage the body in one of the following ways:[9]

CO and Hemoglobin

  • Because hemoglobin is a tetramer with four oxygen binding sites, binding of CO at one of these sites also increases the oxygen affinity of the remaining 3 sites, which interferes with normal release of oxygen. This causes hemoglobin to retain oxygen that would otherwise be delivered to the tissue.[14]
  • Amount of oxygen available for tissue use are decreased. This situation is described as CO shifting the oxygen dissociation curve to the left. Blood oxygen content is actually increased in the case of carbon monoxide poisoning; because all the oxygen is in the blood, none is being given to the tissues, and this causes tissue hypoxic injury.
CO dissociation curve Source:Case courtesy of By Hazmat2, via Wikimedia Commons


CO and Myoglobin

  • CO has 60 times greater affinity to myoglobin as compared to oxygen. It can bind readily to myoglobin, which is another heme-containing protein, abundantly present in the muscles of body.
  • Binding of CO to myoglobin markedly reduces its oxygen carrying capacity, leading to decrease in cardiac output, hypotension which ultimately resulting in cerebral ischemia.
  • CO bound to myolobin is later released in the body, which subsequently binds with the hemoglobin. This phenomenon is responsible for delayed return of symptoms in CO poisoning. [15]

CO and Mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase C

Epidemiology & Demographics

  • Carbon monoxide poisoning is the most common type of fatal poisoning in France and the United States. It has been estimated that more than 40,000 people per year seek medical attention for carbon monoxide poisoning in the United States.[17]
  • In many industrialized countries, carbon monoxide may be the cause of greater than 50% of fatal poisonings.
  • In the U.S., about 200 people die each year from carbon monoxide poisoning associated with home fuel-burning heating equipment. The CDC reports, "Each year, more than 500 Americans die from unintentional CO poisoning, and more than 2,000 commit suicide by intentionally poisoning themselves."[18]

CO and Suicide

  • Carbon monoxide has emerged as a common mean of suicide by poisoning, since the placement of strict legal restrictions on poisons like cyanide and arsenic.
  • Suicide was also often committed by inhaling exhaust fumes of running car engines. In the past, motor car exhaust may have contained up to 25% carbon monoxide. However, newer cars have catalytic converters, which can eliminate over 99% of carbon monoxide produced.[19] However, even cars with catalytic converters can produce substantial carbon monoxide if an idling car is left in an enclosed space. This is due to reduced oxygen availability, and therefore, less efficient combustion.
  • As carbon monoxide poisoning via car exhaust has become less of a suicide option, there has been an increase in new methods of carbon monoxide poisoning such as burning charcoal or other fossil fuels within a confined space, such as a small room, tent, or car.[20]

Toxicity

  • Carbon monoxide is a significantly toxic gas, although patients may demonstrate varied clinical manifestations with different outcomes, even under similar exposure conditions.[21]

Risk factors

Classification:

  • The degrees of poisoning have been described as mild, moderate, and severe based on carboxyhaemoglobin percentage levels and clinical symptoms.:[22]
    • Mild carbon monoxide poisoning: Carboxyhaemoglobin level of over 10% without clinical signs or symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning.
  • Levels of carbon monoxide bound in the blood can be determined by measuring carboxyhaemoglobin, which is a stable complex of carbon monoxide and hemoglobin that forms in red blood cells.
  • Carbon monoxide also functions as a neurotransmitter.
  • Normal carboxyhemoglobin levels in an average person are less than 5%, whereas cigarette smokers (two packs/day) may have levels up to 9%.[23]
  • Serious toxicity is often associated with carboxyhemoglobin levels above 25%, and the risk of fatality is high with levels over 70%. Still, no consistent dose response relationship has been found between carboxyhemoglobin levels and clinical effects.[24]
  • Hence, carboxyhemoglobin levels are better guide for exposure levels than effects as they do not reliably predict clinical course or short- or long-term outcome.[25]
  • The effects of carbon monoxide in parts per million are listed below:[26]
    • 35 ppm (0.0035%): Headache and dizziness within six to eight hours of constant exposure.
    • 100 ppm (0.01%): Slight headache in two to three hours.
    • 200 ppm (0.02%): Slight headache within two to three hours.
    • 400 ppm (0.04%): Frontal headache within one to two hours.
    • 800 ppm (0.08%): Dizziness, nausea, and convulsions within 45 minutes. Insensible within two hours.
    • 1,600 ppm (0.16%): Headache, dizziness, and nausea within 20 minutes. Death in less than two hours.
    • 3,200 ppm (0.32%): Headache, dizziness and nausea in five to ten minutes. Death within 30 minutes.
    • 6,400 ppm (0.64%): Headache and dizziness in one to two minutes. Death in less than 20 minutes.
    • 12,800 ppm (1.28%): Unconsciousness after 2-3 breaths. Death in less than three minutes.
  • In addition, a recent report concludes that carbon monoxide exposure can lead to a decrease in lifespan significantly as a result of damaged myocardium.[27]

Signs and Symptoms

Carbon monoxide poisoning is particularly difficult to diagnose since it is not easily detected by human senses. Since CO poisoning is a diagnosis frequently overlooked, it is overly emphasized to measure carboxyhemoglobin in suspicious cases. The clinical manifestations include :

Acute

Most common:

Common symptoms of acute CO poisoning include:[28]

Less common

Less common symptoms of acute CO poisoning are as follows:[29]

Delayed

CO poisoning may cause delayed clinical manifestations in the form of severe neurological manifestations.These symptoms occur days or even weeks after an acute poisoning epispde. Common clinical manifestations include:[30][31]

Chronic

Long term, repeat exposures present a greater risk to individuals with coronary heart disease and in pregnant patients.[32] Chronic exposure may increase the incidence of cardiovascular symptoms in some workers, such as motor vehicle examiners, firefighters, and welders. Patients often complain of:[33]

. Upon removal from exposure, the symptoms usually resolve themselves.[34]

Treatment

Emergency menagement

Emergency management for carbon monoxide poisoning include:

  • Immediately remove the victim from the site of exposure, without endangering oneself
  • Call for help
  • Start CPR if needed

Medical treatment

Prevention

Primary Prevention

  • Effective measures for primary prevention of CO poisonong include:
  • Public education on the safe operation of appliances, heaters, fireplaces, and internal-combustion engines
  • Installation of carbon monoxide detectors.
    • Carbon monoxide alarms are usually installed in homes around heaters and other equipment.
    • If a high level of CO is detected, the device sounds an alarm, giving people in the area a chance to ventilate the area or safely leave the building. Unlike smoke detectors, they do not need to be placed near ceiling level.
    • The Consumer Product Safety Commission says that "carbon monoxide detectors are as important to home safety as smoke detectors are," and recommends that each home should have at least one carbon monoxide detector.
    • The devices, which retail for USD $20-$60 and are widely available, can either be battery-operated or AC powered (with or without a battery backup). Since CO is colorless and odorless (unlike smoke from a fire), detection in a home environment is impossible without such a warning device.
    • Some state and municipal governments, including those of Ontario, Canada, and New York City, require installation of CO detectors in new units. Massachusetts and Illinois began to require a detector in all residences on January 1, 2007.
  • The carbon monoxide can be easily detected by the filtering paper impregnated by the solution of the palladium chloride. Carbon monoxide reduces the palladium monoxide to the black metallic palladium. This reaction is very sensitive.

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References

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  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Buckley NA, Isbister GK, Stokes B, Juurlink DN. (2005). "Hyperbaric oxygen for carbon monoxide poisoning : a systematic review and critical analysis of the evidence". Toxicol Rev. 24 (2): 75–92. PMID 16180928.
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