Product Reviews
How does your department screen for carbon monoxide exposure?
The COB® Carbon Monoxide Breathanalyzer:
The COB (Carbon Monoxide Breath Analyzer) is the unit of choice used by firefighters. Accurate and reasonably priced, the COB blows away the competition. Available at www.thecob.net.
DAG Digital Air Gauge:
The DAG (Digital Air Gauge) is a new product available used to synchronize SCBA air bottles to identical pressure when evaluating breathing methods and when training probies how to breath efficiently with SCBA.
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Carbon Monoxide Poisoing by Dr. David Penney
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 detailed volume —
- Takes a critical look at the efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in decreasing the damage caused by CO poisoning
- Illustrates the use of new scanning techniques in revealing damage from CO poisoning
- Presents new data related to persistent health damage caused by chronic CO exposure
- Dispels common misconceptions about how long CO stays in the body, its effects, and how it can be treated
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 meet the challenges raised by CO toxicology. Offering the only comprehensive reference on ht subject, this multi-faceted guide takes an innovative look at how we can identify, treat, and prevent exposure to carbon monoxide.