Table 1 Signs and symptoms in carbon monoxide poisoning [7, 8, 10]
From: Tips for avoiding common mistakes in out-of-hospital diagnosis of carbon monoxide poisoning
Central nervous system: headache (90%), altered conscious level (30%), lethargy (50%), dizziness, psychic alterations, sensory blunting and drowsiness, loss of consciousness, coma, tinnitus, ataxia, seizures, visual disturbances | |
Cardiovascular system: tachycardia, arrhythmias, angina or palpitations, signs of cardiac ischemia on ECG, acute pulmonary edema, cardiac arrest | |
Gastrointestinal system: nausea and vomiting (50%), diarrhea | |
Nonspecific: malaise, subjective weakness (20%) | |
Other: rhabdomyolysis, lactic acidosis |