Fire and ice: diagnosis of carbon monoxide poisoning in a remote environment

• Published in: Emergency Medicine Journal
• Main Authors: Crawford, D M, Hampson, N B
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2008
• Subjects: Emergency casebooks; Nares; Ice cap; Polar Ice Cap
• Online Access: http://emj.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/25/4/235; https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.2007.051516

Following an explosion on board a British Navy submarine operating under the Polar ice cap, a 33-year-old sailor fought a fire without protective breathing apparatus. He was found confused, with soot about his nares. A suspected diagnosis of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning was rapidly confirmed on si...