Introduction - English Usa; Low Cost Carbon Monoxide Monitors In Smoking Assessment Thorax 1986 - CareFusion 36-SC01-STK Betriebshandbuch

Introduction – English USA
The Smoke C heck is based on an electrochemical fuel cell sensor, which
works through the reaction of carbon monoxide (C O) with an electrolyte
at one electrode, and oxygen (from ambient air) at the other. This
reaction generates an electrical current proportional to C O concentration.
Output from the sensor is monitored by a microprocessor, which detects
and displays peak expired concentrations of alveolar gas. High levels of
expired C O indicate raised levels of carboxyhaemoglobin, most commonly
caused by cigarette smoking.
The results are displayed in four ranges on a clear LC D display.
Warning lights are provided to give an instant indication of the
smoking level. A particular feature of the C areFusion Smoke C heck
is its stability of calibration and low cross sensitivity to other exhaled
gases such as hydrogen.
References
Jarvis MJ, Belcher M, Vesey C , Hutchison DC S
Low cost carbon monoxide monitors in smoking assessment
Thorax 1986; 41: 886-887
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