Carbon monoxide (CO) can cause mass intoxication, but no standard triage algorithm specifically addresses CO poisoning. The roles of some recent diagnostic tools in triage as well as treatment with hyperbaric oxygen are controversial. We describe a mass casualty case of CO poisoning involving 77 patients, with a focus on the triage and treatment options decided on-site. The reasons for choosing these options are reviewed, and the pitfalls that occurred and the lessons learned from this major incident are described. We discuss the potential to improve the management of such an event and strategies to accomplish this, including simplifying triage and administering oxygen to all exposed persons for 6 h.
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Univ Calif Davis, Sch Med, Dept Emergency Med, 4150 V St,PSSB Suite 2100, Sacramento, CA 95817 USA
Mather VA Med Ctr, Dept Internal Med, 10535 Hosp Way, Mather, CA 95655 USAUniv Calif Davis, Sch Med, Dept Emergency Med, 4150 V St,PSSB Suite 2100, Sacramento, CA 95817 USA
Chenoweth, James A.
Albertson, Timothy E.
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Univ Calif Davis, Sch Med, Dept Emergency Med, 4150 V St,PSSB Suite 2100, Sacramento, CA 95817 USA
Mather VA Med Ctr, Dept Internal Med, 10535 Hosp Way, Mather, CA 95655 USA
Univ Calif Davis, Sch Med, Dept Internal Med, 4150 V St,PSSB Suite 3100, Sacramento, CA 95817 USAUniv Calif Davis, Sch Med, Dept Emergency Med, 4150 V St,PSSB Suite 2100, Sacramento, CA 95817 USA
Albertson, Timothy E.
Greer, Matthew R.
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Univ Calif Davis, Sch Med, Dept Emergency Med, 4150 V St,PSSB Suite 2100, Sacramento, CA 95817 USAUniv Calif Davis, Sch Med, Dept Emergency Med, 4150 V St,PSSB Suite 2100, Sacramento, CA 95817 USA
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Cleveland Clin, Med Intens Care Unit, Resp Inst, Sect Crit Care, Cleveland, OH 44195 USACleveland Clin, Med Intens Care Unit, Resp Inst, Sect Crit Care, Cleveland, OH 44195 USA
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Percy Mil Hosp, Clin Traumatol & Orthopaed, Clamart, France
French Mil Med Acad, Dept Surg, Ecole Val de Grace, Paris, France
Serv Chirurg Orthoped Traumatol & Chirurg Reparat, F-92140 Clamart, FrancePercy Mil Hosp, Clin Traumatol & Orthopaed, Clamart, France
Rigal, Sylvain
Pons, Francois
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French Mil Med Acad, Dept Surg, Ecole Val de Grace, Paris, France
Percy Mil Hosp, Clin Gen & Thorac Surg, Clamart, FrancePercy Mil Hosp, Clin Traumatol & Orthopaed, Clamart, France
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Kagawa Univ, Dept Forens Med, Fac Med, Takamatsu, Kagawa 7610793, JapanKagawa Univ, Dept Forens Med, Fac Med, Takamatsu, Kagawa 7610793, Japan
Kinoshita, Hiroshi
Turkan, Hulya
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Gen Directorate Hlth Serv, Minist Natl Def, Ankara, TurkeyKagawa Univ, Dept Forens Med, Fac Med, Takamatsu, Kagawa 7610793, Japan
Turkan, Hulya
Vucinic, Slavica
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Univ Def, Fac Med, Mil Med Acad, Natl Poison Control Ctr, Belgrade, SerbiaKagawa Univ, Dept Forens Med, Fac Med, Takamatsu, Kagawa 7610793, Japan
Vucinic, Slavica
Naqvi, Shahab
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Rawal Inst Hlth Sci, Anaesthesiol & Intens Care, Islamabad, PakistanKagawa Univ, Dept Forens Med, Fac Med, Takamatsu, Kagawa 7610793, Japan
Naqvi, Shahab
Bedair, Rafik
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St Georges Univ Hosp, Adult Crit Care Directorate, Blackshaw Rd, London SW17 9WL, EnglandKagawa Univ, Dept Forens Med, Fac Med, Takamatsu, Kagawa 7610793, Japan
Bedair, Rafik
Rezaee, Ramin
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Mashhad Univ Med Sci, Clin Res Unit, Fac Med, Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran
Mashhad Univ Med Sci, Neurogen Inflammat Res Ctr, Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, IranKagawa Univ, Dept Forens Med, Fac Med, Takamatsu, Kagawa 7610793, Japan