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Do not screen patients without symptoms attributable to CO toxicity or possible exposure to elevated levels of CO.  |
- Discourage screening by prehospital personnel in situations without suspicion of CO poisoning.
- Do not screen persons presenting to the emergency department without a history of exposure to CO or symptoms attributable to CO toxicity.
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| Jeffrey T. Chapman, MD has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Steven E. Weinberger, MD, FACP, Acting Editor, PIER, has stock holdings in Glaxosmithkline and Abbott. |
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