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…
Surviving Victims Released From Hospital After the Niles Hotel CO Poisoning
In The NewsAs of Monday, eight children and one adult have been released from the hospital after the Niles hotel CO poisoning, according to this Michigan news source. The tragedy left a 13-year-old boy, Bryan Douglas Watts, dead. The other children affected…
Niles Carbon Monoxide Can Look Like Something Else
In The NewsOne of the issues with carbon monoxide is that it can look like other illnesses. In the Niles carbon monoxide poisoning, one person reported that they thought a child had drowned, according to the Huffington Post article. The Quality Inn in…
Goal Has to Be Zero Carbon Monoxide Disability
In The NewsZero 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…
Rochester Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Struck Church
In The NewsThe 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,…
Understanding Carboxyhemoglobin in Niles Hotel Poisoning
In The NewsCarboxyhemoglobin 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…
Bridgewater MA CO Poisoning Sends Two Humans, One Dog to Hospital
In The NewsLevels 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…
No Injuries Reported in Stratford Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
In The NewsA school in Connecticut dismissed its students early after a Stratford carbon monoxide poisoning scare. The school was initially dismissed early because they thought it was a natural gas leak. The real problem turned out to be a carbon monoxide…
Need for Hyperbaric Oxygen in Reedsburg Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
In The NewsThe 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…
High School Student’s Brain Injury Treatment Could Apply To CO Poisoning
In The NewsA 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…