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Can CO Be Found In Blood Stream?
can CO be found in your blood stream 4-5 months after exposer? I had a patient loose consciousness on a bus and they found co in her blood. The bus was tested and no CO found. She was exposed to CO in her home 4-5 months prior due to faulty heating system.
Mon, 15 Sep 2014
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First of all I assume you mean Carbon Monoxide by CO . See CO either dissolves in blood or it combines with hemoglobin . If it dissolves it wont stay for more than 3-5 days but if it combines with hemoglobin it can stay for 60-90 days .
But more than 90 days it cannot be detected . I think there might have been some other problem for her loss of consciousness.
ANy clarifications feel free to ask .
First of all I assume you mean Carbon Monoxide by CO . See CO either dissolves in blood or it combines with hemoglobin . If it dissolves it wont stay for more than 3-5 days but if it combines with hemoglobin it can stay for 60-90 days .
But more than 90 days it cannot be detected . I think there might have been some other problem for her loss of consciousness.
ANy clarifications feel free to ask .
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