Zero Carbon Monoxide Morbidity has to be Demanded No one seems to quite get that the zero carbon monoxide has to be the goal. I spent the day in a meeting in the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commissions hearing room, listening to a strategy aimed at stopping carbon monoxide emissions when they hit 400 ppm. […]
The Rochester carbon monoxide poisoning last Sunday caused eleven people to need medical attention, according to the Democrat & Chronicle. The levels were about 250 ppm in the Rochester, NY church. This is enough to cause people to be sick, and higher levels could have been fatal. One carbon monoxide poisoning this week in Bridgewater, […]
Carboxyhemoglobin in Niles Hotel Poisoning? What do references to Carboxyhemoglobin in Niles Hotel mean? Carboxyhemoglobin is the term to refer to the amount of carbon monoxide in the blood, the hemoglobin. Generally, the amount of carboxyhemoglobin is directly related to the amount of carbon monoxide in the ambient air (indoor air) and the length of time a […]
Levels in the Bridgewater MA CO poisoning were extremely high, with readings of more than 800 ppm, according to this Massachusetts news source. The story behind the Bridgewater MA CO poisoning was not necessarily typical. An emergency call came in from a resident of a home Tuesday morning. The man who called reporting feeling very […]
The levels in the Reedsburg carbon monoxide poisoning were extremely high. We wrote about this story in our blog Sunday. The levels of carbon monoxide in the Reedsburg, WI home were about 620 parts per million (ppm) in the second floor. The fire department found 240 ppm on the main floor of the home, and […]
A high school student developed a brain injury treatment that could potentially apply to carbon monoxide poisoning. One of the effects of CO poisoning is the brain damage caused by the lack of oxygen (anoxia) and the toxins released because of the CO (the neurotransmitter, glutamate). When a brain is injured, certain cells called astrocytes reduce […]
Reedsburg, WI Carbon Monoxide Poisoning A couple in the Reedsburg, WI carbon monoxide poisoning were alerted to the problem by their family cat, Gracie. She was fussing and begging to enter the bedroom, unusual behavior for the Shanahan’s cat. When the man got up to check on the cat, he saw his wife’s stiff body […]
Ford Explorer SUV Carbon Monoxide Leak True For Teton County, Idaho A sheriff in East Idaho is worried about the Ford Explorer SUV carbon monoxide leak. The Ford vehicles are like regular Ford Explorers, but designed for law enforcement use. The sheriff of Teton County is concerned about the three 2016 Ford Police Interceptor SUVs […]
At least two carbon monoxide stories appeared in the news yesterday, one in Mosinee, WI and the other in Atlanta, GA. This is two too many. It is becoming disheartening seeing all of the carbon monoxide poisoning that occurs and that could be prevented with simple actions. The stories may have different details, but they […]
Fire District Works to Raise Carbon Monoxide Detector Awareness in Plainfield, IL When a tragedy strikes, sometimes people will take action, as did the Plainfield Fire District raising carbon monoxide detector awareness after a poisoning. It has been four months since a woman and her daughter died in their Plainfield, IL home due to carbon […]