Acute carbon monoxide poisoning related to water pipe (shisha) smoking
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Third fire district headquarter, Tokyo Fire Department
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Emergency calls for patients who smoked a water pipe or were working in water pipe cafes between January 2018 and June 2023 in the southwestern area of Tokyo.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: not obviously related to water pipe
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of emergency cases of suspected acute carbon monoxide poisoning related to water pipe (shisha) smoking responded to by EMS. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Call time of the incident; place of smoking; patient characteristics including employment situation, sex, age, symptoms, estimated smoking time, and alcohol use; transportation; administration of oxygen; type of medical institution; name of the injury or illness at the initial visit, severity of injury or illness at the initial visit; COHb levels of patients treated at a tertiary emergency medical facility. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactTetsuya SHIMIZU
Third fire district headquarter, Tokyo Fire Department Administration Branch
Outcome results
None listed