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References

Meredith T, Vale A, Carbon monoxide poisoning

British Medical Journal, 1988; 296, 77-78

Cigarette Consumption

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The MicroCO meter provides a simple screening test for cigarette

consumption for use in anti-smoking clinics and all smoking cessation

programs.

Measurement of carboxyhemoglobin has been well validated as an

indirect measure of cigarette consumption and is widely used in

smoking cessation programs.

Typical values for carboxyhemoglobin and expired CO in smokers and

poisoning victims, together with the alarm light status, are given

below:

CO(ppm) %COHb Cigarette consumption

Indicator

0 – 6 0 – 1 Non smoker Green

7 –10 1.1 – 1.6 Light smoker Amber

11 – 72 1.8 – 12 Heavy smoker Red

>72 >12 Suspected poisoning Red + alarm

Please note that some urban areas may have high environmental

levels of CO. This can cause a rise in exhaled CO of a few ppm above

that which is normally present on the breath. In these cases it is

possible for a non-smoker to appear at the bottom of the ‘light

smoker’ range (7 – 10 ppm).

References

The relationship between alveolar and blood carbon monoxide

concentrations during breath holding

Jones RH, Ellicott MF, Cadigan JB, Gaensler EA

Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine 1958; 51, 553 – 564

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