ISU Extension Polk County Carbon Monoxide Education Fact Sheet 5 - Dealing with Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Time is critical in treating for carbon monoxide poisoning. The loss of brain cells is directly related to time without oxygen.
Proper treatment can minimize the loss of brain cells.
Treatment for carbon monoxide poisoning should begin as soon as possible at the nearest hospital. Damage to the body by carbon monoxide continues until the oxygen level returns to normal. Time is critical Get to the hospital as soon as possible A hyperbaric chamber speeds up this process considerably. In this way, the cells of the body become saturated with oxygen to a far greater degree than they ever could under ambient atmospheric pressure. Go to ISUE Polk County home page.