RI 2356 The Tannic Acid Method For The Quantitative Determination Of Carbon Monoxide In The Blood

carbon monoxide mav occur in many places and inhalation of that insidious 􀇲s is a. frequent and 􀈁.videly distributed cause of poisoning, ranging in severity from headache and. inefficiency to unconsciousness and death. People are continual­ly being affected by carbon monoxide 1n the home, in garages, around gas and gasoline engines and blast-furnaces, in fighting fires, after blasting in mines and quarries, and after mine fires and explosions; in fact, everywhere there is the possibility of an exposure to the products of combustion of carbonaceous fuels or products, On the other hand, there are 􀍹arzy' cases reported wherP. ill effects and acci:ients are wro:1gly .􀎥ttributed to carbon monoxide. Thus it is essential indeed for doctors, coroners, safety engineers, a.n1 !irst-aid men to be able to recognize this poisoning, not only as reeards giving proper treatment, but to ensure just decisions on claims and to eliminate false illusions and complaints of ·11orkrr.en.