1st Edition

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Edited By David G. Penney Copyright 2007
    806 Pages 6 Color & 139 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    While an ever-present and familiar toxin, carbon monoxide (CO) remains the number one poison in our environment.  This silent killer is responsible for over 2,000 deaths a year in the United States alone. The public and healthcare communities need quality information about the many risks presented by carbon monoxide exposure.  Edited by a leading expert in the field, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning delineates the successful means to prevent, identify, and manage the effects of CO poisoning.

    This volume explores new information on CO toxicity, including rehabilitation, the dissemination of information to the public, litigation involving CO poisoning, economic loss assessment, and firefighting. A series of chapters detail the risk of CO poisoning from kitchen ranges, recreational vehicles, and power boats. Expert contributors survey diagnostic procedures and devices, incorporating advances in brain SPECT imaging and non-invasive pulse-oximetry. The book includes chapters that specifically address the pros and cons of hyperbaric oxygen therapy and thoroughly review the physiological effects of acute and long term exposure to CO, as well as the neurocognitive and neurobehavioral sequelae.

    Whether you are a healthcare professional who treats CO poisoning, a lawyer involved in litigation for loss of life or property due to CO poisoning, or an engineer developing a well-insulated structure with sufficient ventilation; you will face the challenges raised by CO toxicology. Offering the only comprehensive reference on the subject, this multi-faceted guide takes an innovative look at how we can identify, treat, and prevent harmful exposure to carbon monoxide.

    Introduction and Overview of the Field
     D. G. Penney  
    Exposure to Ambient and Microenvironmental Concentrations of Carbon Monoxide    
    P. G. Flachsbart     
        
    Carbon Monoxide Build-Up in Houses and Small Volume
    Enclosures  
    R.E. Engberg      
       
    Formation and Movement of Carbon Monoxide into Mobile
    Homes, Trailers, and Other Enclosures
    R. E. Schreter
    Carbon Monoxide Emissions from Gas Ranges And The
    Development of a Field Protocol for Measuring Co Emissions
     R. J. Karg
    Investigating Carbon Monoxide-Related Accidents Involving
    Gas-Burning Appliances
     M. Hanzlick      
     
    Carbon Monoxide Dangers in the Marine Environment 
    J. McCammon
          
    Application of warnings and Labels for Carbon Monoxide
    Protection
    G. Hutter         
    Public Health Surveillance for Carbon Monoxide In The United
    States: A Review of National Data      
    M. E. King and J. A. Mott
    Carbon Monoxide Sensors and Systems    
    K. Galatsis and W. B. Wlodarski
                     
    Marketing of Carbon Monoxide Information and Alarms In
    Europe and Beyond: Use of the World Wide Web in Saving Lives
    R. Aiers
    Investigating Carbon Monoxide Poisonings    
    T. M. Dydek
    Carbon Monoxide Detectors as Preventive Medicine   
    J.s W. Rhee and J. B. Leikin
    Misconceptions about Carbon Monoxide
    D.G. Penney      
     
    A Survey Study of Public Perceptions about Carbon Monoxide
    D. G. Penney
    The Case for the Use of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy In Carbon
    Monoxide Poisoning
    C. Tomaszewski        
                     
    Hyperbaric Oxygen for Acute Carbon Monoxide Poisoning:
    Useful Therapy or Unfulfilled Promise?
    C. D. Scheinkestel and I. L. Millar   
    A Challenge to The Healthcare Community: The Misdiagnosis Of
    Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
    D.G. Penney        
    Neuroimaging after Carbon Monoxide Exposure
    G. Heuser 
           
    Recent Advances in Brain Spect Imaging after Carbon
    Monoxide Poisoning
    S. G. Hipskind           
                     
    Neurocognitive and Affective Sequelae of Carbon Monoxide
    Poisoning     
    R. O. Hopkins
    Neurocognitive and Neurobehavioral Sequelae of Chronic
    Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: A Retrospective Study and Case
    Presentation
    D. A. Helffenstein              
    Chronic Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: A Case Series
    D. G. Penney 
    Functional and Developmental Effects of Carbon Monoxide
    Toxicity in Children        
    C. L. Armstrong and J. L. Cunningham
    Issues in Rehabilitation and Life Care Planning For Patients With
    Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
    J.M. Gracey      
    Treatment of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning With Yoked
    Prism Lenses
    J. F. Georgis
                    
    Firefighters and Carbon Monoxide   
    K.J. Reilly Jr., F. Ricci, and D. Cone
    The Purpose and the Process of Litigation In A Carbon
    Monoxide Poisoning Case
    S.P. Willison            
    Offering Expert Opinions in A Carbon Monoxide Case
    S. P. Willison
    Injury Caused By Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: Defining
    Monetary Damages
    S. Collard     
    My Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: A Victim’s Story
    J. A. Cramer
     
    Noninvasive Measurement of Blood Carboxyhemoglobin With
    Pulse Co-Oximetry
    N. B. Hampson   
            
    Chronic Carbon Monoxide Exposure: How much do we know
    About It?—An Update
    A.W.M. Hay    
     
    Essential Reference Tables, Graphs, and Other Data  

    Biography

    David G. Penney