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Front Matter i-xiv
Summary 1-7
1 Introduction 8-11
2 Is There a Role for the Use of Portable Multi-Agent Monitors to Assess the Armored-Vehicle Environment During Varied Operations? 12-13
3 Is the Coburn-Forster-Kane Prediction Equation Valid at Low or Spiking Levels of Carbon Monoxide or Under Conditions of Rapid Changes in Ventilation? 14-15
4 Is There Dose-Related Performance Degradation Resulting from Exposure to Carbon Monoxide? 16-17
5 Is There Dose-Related Performance Degradation Resulting from Combined Exposures to Carbon Monoxide and Hydrogen Cyanide? 18-19
6 Are There Other Deleterious Effects of Varying Exposures to Carbon Monoxide and Hydrogen Cyanide? 20-21
7 Moving Forward 22-24
References 25-28
Appendix A: Biographical Information on the Committee on Combined Exposures to Hydrogen Cyanide and Carbon Monoxide in Army Operations 29-31
Appendix B: Previous Applications of the Coburn-Forster-Kane Equation to Predict Carboxyhemoglobin Levels Resulting from Varying Carbon Monoxide Exposures 32-34
Appendix C: Proposed Experiments to Study Effects of Rapid Changes in Inspired Carbon Monoxide Concentrations and Effects of Rapid Changes in Pulmonary Ventilation 35-36

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Combined Exposures to Hydrogen Cyanide and Carbon Monoxide in Army Operations: Final Report (2008)

Chapter: 1 Introduction

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Combined Exposures to Hydrogen Cyanide and Carbon Monoxide in Army Operations: Final Report (2008)

Chapter: 1 Introduction