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Biochemical Measurement of Neonatal Hypoxia
Published on: August 24, 2011
Unintentional deaths from carbon-monoxide poisoning due to a traditional practice observed during the post-partum
P U Telisinghe1, Senarath M Colombage1, Pg Md Bahrin Pg Hj Aliuddin1
1Department of Pathology, RIPAS Hospital, Brunei Darussalam.
Abstract:
Deaths resulting from carbon-monoxide poisoning have been reported in the medical literature under diverse circumstances. Here, we report four deaths due to carbon-monoxide poisoning as a result of a traditional practice involving the application of heat to the abdomen to facilitate uterine involution during the immediate post-partum period. Four people died due to carbon-monoxide poisoning in two separate incidents, including two women in the post-partum period. In both instances, the women slept beside a stove with burning charcoal, which was supposed to provide warmth to the lower abdomen.
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