Early detection of CO poisoning during stop smoking clinics

摘要

Smoking cessation clinics provide opportunities for early detection of carbon monoxide poisoning from faulty household appliances,the Health Protection Agency has advised.Chronic exposure to carbon monoxide can harm health,even if it is not sufficient to produce immediately recognisable adverse effects,the HPA says.If higher than expected levels of carbon monoxide are found in a breath sample,patients should be advised that raised carbon monoxide levels may be due to faulty or badly ventilated devices that burn fossil fuels,such as cookers,fires,boilers and water heaters.