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Should hyperbaric oxygen be used for carbon monoxide poisoning?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2015

Shawna Silver ,
Camala Smith  and
Andrew Worster
Shawna Silver
Affiliation:
BEEM (Best Evidence in Emergency Medicine) Team at McMaster University, Division of Emergency Medicine, Hamilton, Ont.
Camala Smith
Affiliation:
BEEM (Best Evidence in Emergency Medicine) Team at McMaster University, Division of Emergency Medicine, Hamilton, Ont.
Andrew Worster*
Affiliation:
BEEM (Best Evidence in Emergency Medicine) Team at McMaster University, Division of Emergency Medicine, Hamilton, Ont.
*
Emergency Department, Hamilton Health Sciences McMaster University Medical Centre, 1200 Main St. W, Hamilton ON L8N 3Z5

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Type
Education • Éducation
Information
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine , Volume 8 , Issue 1 , January 2006 , pp. 43 - 46
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2006

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