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CASE REPORT
Year : 2014  |  Volume : 9  |  Issue : 3  |  Page : 130-131

Accidental carbon monoxide poisoning in a family of six: Diagnosis and treatment challenges in a resource limited setting


1 Department of Paediatrics, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital/Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
2 Department of Nursing, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria

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I Aliyu
Department of Paediatrics, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital/Bayero University, Kano
Nigeria
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Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None


DOI: 10.4103/9783-1230.144776

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Carbon monoxide poisoning occurs worldwide; it is produced from incomplete combustion of fuel and the clinical features vary with the severity and severe cases may present with loss of consciousness as was seen in a family of six children who slept in an overcrowded room, polluted with burning charcoal which was meant to generate heat for warmth. Definitive diagnosis and management may be challenging in a resource limiting setting with limited facilities; however, they all responded to 100% oxygen with facemask without any complication.


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