Carbon dioxide as a potential danger to medical rescue teams at work - A case study

• Main Authors: Roland Podlewski (Author), Włodzimierz Płotek (Author), Małgorzata Grześkowiak (Author), Tomasz Małkiewicz (Author), Krystyna Frydrysiak (Author), Zbigniew Żaba (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, 2017-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Medical rescue teams might be exposed to the risk of accidental poisoning while performing rescue procedures. Exposure to the risk of lethal carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations is a rare situation. This case study describes rescuing a patient who suffered from sudden cardiac arrest due to accidental...