Assertion: smoke's carbon monoxide | /r/CapableOf | block the delivery of oxygen
Facets:
value: to the tissues
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Because dissolved oxygen makes up only a small fraction of arterial oxygen content, a PaO2 level within the reference range may lead to serious underestimation of the decrement in tissue oxygen delivery and the degree of hypoxia at the cellular level that occurs when carbon monoxide (CO) blocks the delivery of oxygen to the tissues.