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The Result of a Strange Family Habit: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Garip Bir Aile Alışkanlığının Sonucu: Karbon Monoksit Zehirlenmesi

Erdal Tekin(Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine)0000-0002-6158-0286
Fatma Tortum(ATATURK UNIVERSITY)0000-0002-1876-5998
Pages
108–110
Publication Date
2025-09-30
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Preventing such cases requires effective public health information strategies.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Introduction: Carbon monoxide poisoning usually occurs in closed environments through systems used for heating or hot water supply.
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Key Findings & Data:The patients' COHb levels in the emergency room were 15.9, 13.6, and 10.1, respectively.
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Conclusion & Impact:Preventing such cases requires effective public health information strategies.
🔬Design:Olgu Sunumu
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:CO zehirlenmesi · semaver · karboksihemoglobin

Abstract

Introduction: Carbon monoxide poisoning usually occurs in closed environments through systems used for heating or hot water supply. Rarely, it can also result from the use of barbecues or hookahs in closed environments due to people's habits. In this case report, we aimed to present a case of carbon monoxide poisoning caused by burning a samovar inside the house. Case Report: Three people from the same family applied to the emergency room with complaints of nausea, vomiting, headache, and dizziness. It was learned from history that the patients lit a samovar for tea in a closed environment and slept in the same environment. The patients' COHb levels in the emergency room were 15.9, 13.6, and 10.1, respectively. The patients were given high-flow normobaric oxygen therapy (13 lt/min). The patients were discharged without any problems in their follow-ups. Conclusion: Carbon monoxide poisoning can also occur, albeit rarely, through fuel sources such as hookah or samovar in closed spaces. Preventing such cases requires effective public health information strategies.

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Giriş: Karbon monoksit zehirlenmesi genellikle kapalı ortamlarda ısıtma veya sıcak su temini için kullanılan sistemler aracılığıyla meydana gelir. Nadiren de olsa kişilerin alışkanlıkları nedeniyle kapalı ortamlarda mangal veya nargile kullanımı sonucu da görülebilir. Bu olgu sunumunda ev içerisinde semaver yakılması sonucu oluşan karbon monoksit zehirlenmesi olgusunu sunmayı amaçladık. Olgu Sunumu: Aynı aileden üç kişi bulantı, kusma, baş ağrısı ve baş dönmesi şikayetleriyle acil servise başvurdu. Hastanın öyküsünden kapalı ortamda çay için semaver yaktığı ve aynı ortamda uyuduğu öğrenildi. Hastaların acil servisteki COHb düzeyleri sırasıyla 15,9, 13,6 ve 10,1 olarak bulundu. Hastalara yüksek akımlı normobarik oksijen tedavisi (13 lt/dk) uygulandı. Hastalar takiplerinde herhangi bir sorun olmadan taburcu edildi. Sonuç: Kapalı alanlarda nargile veya semaver gibi yakıt kaynaklarının kullanımıyla da nadiren de olsa karbon monoksit zehirlenmesi meydana gelebilmektedir. Bu tür vakaların önlenmesi için etkili halk sağlığı bilgilendirme stratejilerine ihtiyaç vardır.

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Tekin, E., Tortum, F. (2025). The Result of a Strange Family Habit: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning. Journal of Emergency Medicine Case Reports, Cilt: 16 Sayı: 3, 108–110. https://doi.org/10.33706/jemcr.1696001

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