Case of cardiac arrest due to carbon dioxide poisoning following an explosion of a carbon dioxide tank

Carbon dioxide is widely used for a variety of purposes. As it is a normal constituent of air, the public generally regards it as safe. Although low concentrations of carbon dioxide are not harmful to human beings, high concentrations are toxic, and can cause serious harm, including cardiac arrest. Only a limited number of cases of carbon dioxide intoxication have been reported in Korea, and they have all been mild, with no cases of cardiac arrest following acute exposure to high concentrations of carbon dioxide, reported previously. We describe a case of carbon dioxide poisoning following an explosion of a carbon dioxide tank, which led to cardiac arrest in a 66-year-old patient. This cardiac arrest could have been avoided if the patient was fully aware of the hazardous effects and serious consequences of exposure to high concentrations of carbon dioxide.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:7

Enthalten in:

Clinical and experimental emergency medicine - 7(2020), 3 vom: 02. Sept., Seite 234-237

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ok, Young Bin [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Jin Yong [VerfasserIn]
Baek, Kwang Je [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Kyeong Ryong [VerfasserIn]
Hong, Dae Young [VerfasserIn]
Park, Sang O [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Jong Won [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Sin Young [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Carbon dioxide
Case Reports
Heart arrest
Occupational health
Poisoning

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Date Revised 22.10.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.15441/ceem.19.015

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM315981776