In one treatment for carbon monoxide poisoning, the patient is put in a(n) ____ that increases pressure from 1 atmosphere to 2.8 atmospheres.

A. iron lung
B. oxygen tent
C. re-breather
D. hyperbaric chamber

Answer: D

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