CO, CO2 INTOXICATION

CO intoxication

Buildings

Bathrooms

Bathrooms

1. CO 2. drowning 3. el.current 4. sudden d.

Hb : 200 – 240 x major affinity for CO

HbO2

COHb

COHb

to 10 %Without signs

8 – 10 % smokers

COHb

15 - 30 %

cefalgiaSmall disorder of visionvertigonauseasomnolence

COHb

30 – 40 %

pink color of skinloss of decision

stays on the place !!!disorder of coordinationdisorder of breathing

COHb

50 – 60 %

comaconvulsionsheart collapsebrain oedema

CO2 intoxication

Air – normally about 0.03 % CO2

Caverns 0.3 – 1 %- max 1% is allowed for work

Speleotherapy of children – 0.5 %tachypnoe, hyperpnoe

3 – 10 vol. % in the air :

- cephalgia- small disorders of vision

-tinnitus - increasing of blood pressure

-dyspnoea- sweat

10 - 15 vol. % in the air :

- coma- convulsions

- apoplexia (brain, lungs)

Fermentation

wine cellars

- industry productions

- agriculture ensilages

- nature – caverns, mines, wells…