Carbon Monoxide Poisoning – Management

Overview

This module will take approximately 30 minutes to complete and includes the following elements. 

• Background
  • How carbon monoxide causes harm, prevalence, and complications.
• Assessment
  • How to assess someone with suspected carbon monoxide poisoning.
• Management
  • When to make an urgent referral, prevention, and treatment options.
• Optional quiz to assess your learning from the course
• Audit suggestions
• A list of useful links and resources for further reading

Goals

During this course you will learn:

• The background to the disease.
• The key clinical features in assessing someone with possible carbon monoxide poisoning.
• About management strategy and interpreting carbon monoxide breath analyser results.

Audit Suggestions

Topics covered