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Storm-related carbon monoxide poisoning: lessons learned from recent epidemics

N B Hampson1, A L Stock

  • 1Center for Hyperbaric Medicine, Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, Washington, USA.

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