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Carboxy-hemoglobin

Carboxyhemoglobin is a product of hemoglobin found in the oxygen-carrying blood cells when it combines with carbon monoxide.  Carbon monoxide is a substance elaborated by combustion, and is found in nearly every fire situation.  Carboxyhemoglobin forms when a person breathes in carbon monoxide and oxygen is replaced on the hemoglobin molecule by carbon monoxide.  Normal carboxyhemoglobin levels are less than 5%, and in smokers this may reach as high as 10% though in most smokers it is in the 5-7% range.  Very heavy smokers may have baseline levels slightly higher than 10%.

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