Portable Electric Generators – Choosing Public Safety VS Industry Regulation Portable electric generators are one of the most dangerous products the CPSC is tasked with regulating but efforts to make them safer can’t get approved. By Rebecca Martin Portable Generators are one of the most dangerous consumer products on the market “Allen County residents are […]
Governor Beshear Announces Kentucky Carbon Monoxide Initiative Kentucky Governor Beshear Announces a Kentucky Carbon Monoxide Initiative to improve safety in buildings that were existing before 2011 CO regulations, which applied only to new construction. By Rebecca Martin The Commonwealth Public Protection Cabinet launched a sweeping initiative on Kentucky carbon monoxide safety on January 7, 2026. […]
FAQ How do you Prove Someone was Carbon Monoxide Poisoned? Short Answer: By measuring carbon monoxide in their blood, either thru a co oximeter or through a blood test. The gold standard is a blood test. FAQ What does carboxyhemoglobin mean? Short answer: It describes a compound in the blood where carbon monoxide mixes with […]
The Elevated Risks of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in the Elderly Greater risks are associated with Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in the Elderly, as increased age and other vulnerabilities reduces recovery. By Rebecca Martin When the deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa Hackman became headlines raising immediate concerns that carbon monoxide may have been […]
Another Carbon Monoxide Poisoning at an Airbnb? Another day, another report of carbon monoxide poisoning at an Airbnb, this time in Mexico City. In the wake of yesterday’s blog about possibly another carbon monoxide vacation death, today another story hit the news wires: According to the Express News, a US couple were found dead inside […]
Carbon Monoxide Kills too Many Vacations Did carbon monoxide kill during another vacation? Three American women die at Belize resort with similar pattern of findings to CO incidents. By Rebecca Martin “What makes poison so dangerous is the riddle of its onset, the disguise of its effect.” -Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: The Lethality of a Missing […]
Child Victim in Chicago Carbon Monoxide Death A ten-year old girl was the victim in the Chicago Carbon Monoxide Death which occurred on 1/13/2025, with another child hospitalized. By Joy Reddit Today we learned of yet another Chicago carbon monoxide death. Once again the specter of CO hit Chicago. A ten-year-old girl lost her life and […]
New Year Begins with Tragic Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Headlines 2025 is barely underway, yet tragic news of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning headlines have begun with deaths in Michigan, Pennsylvania and New York By Joy Reddit The grim reality that we are struck with over and over is that these tragic carbon monoxide poisonings, often resulting in […]
Another day, another tragic carbon monoxide news story. This time is was actress model Dayle Haddon who died in a Bucks County, Pennsylvania home. Another man was seriously poisoned. Haddon and the other man were found unconscious yesterday in a cottage on the property of her daughter former journalist Ryan Haddon. See https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/marc-blucas-hallmark-solebury-bucks-county-pennsylvania-carbon-monoxide/ After three […]
Victims of Suspected Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Incident Identified The victims have been identified as Matthew Goldstein, 52, Lyla Goldstein, 54, Valerie Goldstein, 22, and Violet Goldstein, 19, all of Newton, Massachusetts. The New Hampshire Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has determined Matthew Goldstein’s cause of death was carbon monoxide poisoning, and the manner is […]