Am I Having a Carbon Monoxide Heart Attack? Are these cardiac symptoms a carbon monoxide heart attack? It could be as carbon monoxide poisoning can cause a heart attack. By Rebecca Martin Imagine this scenario. You call 911 because you are experiencing chest pains, shortness of breath, nausea and lightheadedness. An ambulance is dispatched. In […]
What Parents Should know about Carbon Monoxide on College Campus By Rebecca Martin Recently the New York Post published an opinion by Naomi Schafer Riley entitled “Parents need to stop crazy-shopping for their kids’ dorm rooms.” The article was written in response to questions posted on a Facebook group, Dorm Room Mamas, which the […]
Distinguishing Natural Gas Leaks or Carbon Monoxide Is it natural gas leak or carbon monoxide? While the two can coexist, the primary danger from a gas leak is fire and the primary risk from carbon monoxide is poisoning, including death. Gas leaks can be smelled by the human nose where only the most serious carbon […]
Boat Related CO Poisonings Keep Happening Old lessons need to be relearned to prevent boat related CO poisonings as they strikes Lake Powell again a generation after 2000 studies. By Rebecca Martin When two brothers died of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning in August of 2000, it sparked the beginning of an investigation into all boat […]
Tracking the Carbon Monoxide Killer Must be Treated Like a Crime Tracking the carbon monoxide killer must be treated like a homicide investigation, regardless of whether anyone has died because the disability in survivors can be a life robber. By Rebecca Martin Tracking carbon monoxide is much like a true crime story. While the killer […]
Anxiety Following CO Poisoning Can Disable Anxiety Following CO Poisoning disrupts not only the mood of the poisoned person but can disrupt cognitive processes, social integration and neurological function. By Rebecca Martin We often speak of the symptoms of carbon monoxide exposure and the damage it causes in the brain and body, days, weeks or […]
Gas Powered Tools Create Carbon Monoxide Risks The carbon monoxide risk of death and brain damage associated with portable electric generators is the same for other gas powered tools such as concrete saws, power washers and lawn mowers. By Rebecca Martin In the Spring many of us have projects that have been waiting for warmer […]
Detectors Only way of Identifying Carbon Monoxide There is no reliable way of identifying carbon monoxide in indoor air other than to have fully functioning carbon monoxide alarms, as carbon monoxide symptoms are too easily confused with far serious health concerns. By Rebecca Martin In our previous blog, we talked about procedural deficiencies in the […]
Carbon Monoxide Dangers Require Training and Detection Countless tragedies related to carbon monoxide dangers occur because of delayed recognition of CO, which puts both victims and first responders at risk. By Rebecca Martin Carbon monoxide dangers exist anywhere there are fuel-burning devices such as furnaces, boilers, hot water heaters, pool heaters and appliances. Yet uniform protocols […]
Carbon Monoxide Reform Comes from Families Impacted Carbon monoxide reform grows organically from the advocacy of the families that are left behind from the worst tragedies. By Rebecca Martin We often highlight the victims of incidents of carbon monoxide poisoning and the business, corporate and legislative entities connected to deficits in the regulations and codes. […]