Washington state is looking to overturn part of its law regarding carbon monoxide, the most common cause of accidental poisoning in the United States. And that has an expert on carbon monoxide poisoning up in arms. “I am appalled that the state in which I reside would consider taking a giant step backward in preventing […]
Here’s a mystery: A carbon monoxide scare that didn’t turn up any carbon monoxide. Earlier this week 31 students and faculty members at a school in Derry, N.H., became ill and were evacuated, then treated for carbon monoxide poisoning. But as it turns out, investigators didn’t find any of the dangerous gas in the building.http://www.wmur.com/news/22601072/detail.html […]
Another day, seemingly the same headline. It’s carbon-monoxide poisoning season, with yet another hotel, this one in New Hampshire, having to be evacuated because of the deadly gas. Eleven people, including nine guests, became ill Monday because of high levels of the potentially fatal gas at a Hilton Hotel, according to the Associated Press. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iKAorwv0FwtdDpRsB4dTWQPyq8SQD9DT2C5O1 […]
The Courtyard by Marriott in downtown Chattanooga, Tenn., was evacuated Sunday morning after four of its employees were sickened by carbon monoxide gas. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2010/feb/15/carbon-monoxide-spurs-evacuation/ The four hotel employees, who included a pregnant woman, were sent to a local hospital for treatment. http://www.newschannel9.com/news/firefighters-988757-carbon-monoxide.html All four of the employees had been working in the hotel’s basement when […]
Most people realize that winter is the carbon monoxide season, with fault furnaces and space heaters the perceived culprit. Yet what most people don’t understand how dangerous it can be just to get stranded in the winter in a car. Three men in Maryland died in their cars over the weekend of carbon monoxide poisoning […]
Another culprit in the carbon monoxide poisoning equation is portable generators, that are so often used in RV’s. The details aren’t clear yet, but don’t be surprised to learn that some external generation of electricity, vented directly into the RV was the problem here. A San Francisco couple died of carbon monoxide poisoning while in […]
It is one of the most predictable connections we see in our daily comment on brain injury and the news. If there is severe weather, especially with a power outage, there will be a carbon monoxide story. Candles are OK; fires in fireplaces are OK. Any other substitution for electrical power or heat that involves […]
A Wal-Mart in Gladstone, Mo., had to be evacuated Saturday because of high carbon monoxide levels, which sent 10 employees and construction workers to local hospitals. http://www.kansascity.com/news/breaking_news/story/1730914.html Police came to the scene at 6:30 a.m. after getting complaints that Wal-Mart employees were felt ill and had headaches. The store was still shut at noon as […]
A toddler’s birthday party in New Mexico almost turned lethal, as 25 people got carbon monoxide poisoning, with a dozen of them nearly dying, according to an online story by KREZ.http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/health/12-nearly-killed-from-carbon-monoxide-poisoning The owner of the home where the party took place Saturday, Carlos Quintana, said he was using a propane heater to keep his garage […]
An estimated 60 and 70 people were evacuated Tuesday night from a church in Milwaukee when high carbon monoxide levels were found at the building, according to a story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/83417097.html Fire fighters were responding to a medical emergency at the Word of God Worship Center at 3320 W. Vliet St. […]