Effects of Gas Inhalation and its first aid- Poisoning

Effects of Gas Inhalation and its first aid treatment- Poisoning

 Gas                                         Effects

Carbon monoxide acute –    Dusky skin with a faint red tinge, rapid, distressed breathing, impairment or loss of consciousness

Chronic –   Headache, confusion, nausea, vomiting, aggression, incontinence

Carbon dioxide – Headache, breathlessness, confusion, and unconsciousness

Smoke – Rapid, noisy, distressed breathing, coughing, wheezing burning around the mouth and nose, unconsciousness.

Solvents and fuels – Headache, vomiting, stupor, unconsciousness. Cardiac arrest from inhalation of certain fuels which are very cold when released

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