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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Physician recommends hyperbaric medicine after exposure to carbon monoxide

Published in Women's Health Weekly, March 25th, 2004

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy should be considered after any level of carbon monoxide exposure, not just in extreme situations, reports physician Richard W. King Jr., medical director of HyOx Medical Treatment Center.

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy rapidly infuses the body with a high concentration of pure oxygen to rid the body of toxins and promote healing. This treatment is used for many medical conditions, ranging from carbon monoxide poisoning to wound healing and is administered in a pressurized chamber.

Once a person is removed from the source of poisoning, tests of blood oxygen levels typically administered in an emergency room do not reveal the true...

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