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“While treatment with hydroxocobalamin is the standard of care and has the effect of reducing concomitant CO toxicity, data indicate cyanide may also be displaced by HBO2.”
“Because CO and CN have additive effects when both are present in the body, the prompt administration of hydroxocobalamin not only eliminates the effects of CN but also potentially attenuates its synergistic effects on CO.”