by Derek K. Miller
Are people with anemia more able to handle carbon monoxide than people who don’t have anemia ?
Nobody can “ handle ” carbon monoxide . It poisons whatever hemoglobin is avail able , whether you are anemic or not. There may be less hemoglobin in a person with anemia, but that means less oxygen-carrying capacity, too, so the toxicity of carbon monoxide will be the same as for a person without anemia.
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