Effects of Carbon Monoxide
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- Created on: 11-11-18 12:09
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- Effects of Carbon Monoxide
- Enters the bloodstream
- Combines with haemoglobin to form carboxyhae-moglobin
- Blood carries less oxygen
- Major cause of heart disease
- Deprives fetus of oxygen if its mother smokes
- Affects growth and development
- Mass of the baby tends to be lower than normal
- Can be fatal
- Many symptoms such as nausea, fatigue, mental confusion and rapid heart rate
- Oxygen is carried around the blood attached to the chemical haemoglobin
- Carbon monoxide bonds more tightly than oxygen so the haemoglobin combines with carbon monoxide rather than oxygen
- Blood carries less oxygen
- Combines with haemoglobin to form carboxyhae-moglobin
- Enters the bloodstream
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