Hennepin Healthcare sees rise in carbon monoxide poisoning cases
Cases always rise in colder months, with the use of furnaces and people working on gas motors in closed garages.
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Cases always rise in colder months, with the use of furnaces and people working on gas motors in closed garages.
Doctors at a top Twin Cities hospital say they're ready to help patients exposed to an invisible threat. Hennepin Healthcare hasalready treated more than a dozen patients for carbon monoxide poisoning in just the past month. WCCO's Esme Murphy shows us how the hospital's hyperbaric chambers give the sick a second chance.
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