https://carbonmonoxide.com/2021/09/carbon-monoxide-poisoning-while-boating.html Thu, 01 Aug 2024 15:13:01 +0000 hourly 1 https://carbonmonoxide.com/2021/09/carbon-monoxide-poisoning-while-boating.html#comment-19347 Thu, 01 Aug 2024 15:13:01 +0000 https://carbonmonoxide.com/?p=4281#comment-19347 […] The park service noted in the subsequent social media postings that the problem is that older houseboats are powered by engines and generators which may have not had the proper preventative maintenance and stressed that all vessels should have operable marine carbon monoxide detectors. This observation brings into question the actual efficiency of safety measures taken after the studies which followed the 2000 deaths at Lake Powell. Although it is now routine to check all drowning victims for carbon monoxide, and there are requirements for warning signs to be posted and programs to educate the public to the dangers of carbon monoxide when boating, has it been enough? We have discussed boat related CO poisonings before, here. […]

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