Missing Carbon Monoxide Alarm Results in $3.25 Million Judgment
In The NewsTenant Awarded $3.25 Million for Carbon Monoxide Alarm Violation
Failure to Install a carbon monoxide alarm in a rental property has resulted in a $3.25 Judgment against a Stevens Point Landlord, Pamalla Schneider in a March jury trial in Portage…
Carbon Monoxide and Keyless Ignitions
In The NewsCarbon Monoxide and Keyless Ignitions
Carbon Monoxide and Keyless Ignitions are causally connected because the physical act of of pulling out the key is no longer required to stop the car engine. Thus people forget to turn off the car, especially…
Inflammatory Breast Cancer - Diagnostic Challenge
In The NewsInflammatory Breast Cancer–Any Change Could be Serious
Inflammatory Breast Cancer is a deadly diagnostic challenge as it is harder to spot but no less lethal.
A Personal Story by Rebecca Martin
If you google Inflammatory Breast Cancer you…
Pets Carbon Monoxide Poisoning is Real
In The NewsPets Carbon Monoxide Poisoning is a Thing
Pets carbon monoxide poisoning is an actual thing. Stories of dogs awakening their owners during a fire or gas leak make feel good news stories. However, many people believe that a dog can also detect…
Negative Air Pressure Causes Carbon Monoxide
In The NewsNegative Air Pressure Equals Carbon Monoxide
Negative air pressure can cause carbon monoxide poisoning because it interrupts the flow of oxygen to a flame, causing incomplete combustion. A fire without enough oxygen creates CO, not the harmless…
Evidence Based Politics - Only Hope for Democracy
In The NewsEvidence Based Politics to Beat COVID
Only evidence based politics can save our democracy. In this replay of the Cold War between communism and the American idea of freedom, China won. China won because despite early mistakes, they tackled…
Dose of Carbon Monoxide Doesn’t Predict Outcome
In The NewsLong-term Problems Not Tied to the Dose of Carbon Monoxide
The dose of carbon monoxide in the blood, does not predict long term outcome once CO gets to a level where symptoms occur - 15% COHb. In the context of medicine/toxicology, the issue…
Preexisting Conditions Protections at Stake
In The NewsPreexisting Conditions Protections- More than an Election Catch Phrase
Finally in 2014, preexisting condition protections came into effect in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by prohibiting the insurance market from denial of coverage or benefits…
Chicago Carbon Monoxide Linked to Cold Weather
In The NewsThe Season for Chicago Carbon Monoxide
Chicago carbon monoxide poisonings increase in frequency as the cold is upon us. Daylight savings time is over, the nights are longer and colder. Thanksgiving is rapidly approaching. If you had not already…
Carbon Monoxide Physiology Explained
In The NewsCarbon Monoxide Physiology - In Words and Pictures
To being our topic of carbon monoxide physiology, we must go back to Claude Bernard, a 17th century physiologist who first discovered the affinity of carbon monoxide for hemoglobin and the…
Carbon Monoxide in Children
In The NewsCarbon Monoxide in Children Requires Expert Assessment
This week I want to cover a difficult subject that has been interwoven into many of our blogs; the impact of carbon monoxide poisoning in children. Children and those with medically compromised…