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Why paramedics often use a mixture of oxygen and carbon dioxide instead of pure oxygen to resuscitate victims of carbon monoxide fumes?
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∙ 12y ago
They will often use 95% oxygen and 5% carbon dioxide for victims of CO poisoning because they are trying to force the CO off the hemoglobin on the Red Blood Cell.
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Why carbon monoxide is used in DLCO studies instead of oxygen is because carbon monoxide is?
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Complete equation for the combustion of ethanol in air?
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What are the byproducts of the combustion of a hydrocarbon?
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Can carbon monoxide be used in welding instead of Argon?
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