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What exactly do car fumes do to the body?
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Affect heart ,lung: Car fumes have carbon monoxide which can affect both respiratory and cardiac.In asthma pts fumes can exacerbate sx. Because the reduction in oxygen, fumes can cause cardiac ischemia or can cause heart attack as well.
Answered 3/26/2013
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Car fumes contain : Many components but the most concerning is carbon monoxide which binds to the hemoglobin in your red blood cells so that oxygen cannot be transported via the blood in its usual manner. The co or carbon monoxide binds irreversibly to the hemoglobin forming carboxyhemoglobin and one can die if not enough oxygen is available for tissues for vital functions. Intially there may just be a headache and.
Answered 10/4/2016
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