Importance of Carboxyhemoglobin in Madison CO Poisoning

The Madison, WI wedding reception that was evacuated due to carbon monoxide resulted in more than two dozen people taken to the hospital. A Metro bus provided a medical staging area for the many guests that were feeling sick. One person fainted…

Glendale Heights Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Claims the Lives of Two

Two people were found dead Wednesday evening in the Northwest suburban Glendale Heights community, likely due to carbon monoxide poisoning. The victims were James and Kathryn McMahon, according to the Chicago Sun Times.Officers and paramedics…

Youngstown Ohio Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

In the Youngstown Ohio Carbon Monoxide Poisoning there were dangerous levels of carbon monoxide found in an area home, and two were rescued from the home, according to WKBN 27.The police, responding to a 911 call, carried a woman and her…

Seekonk Panera Bread Re-Opens After Possible CO Poisoning

The Panera Bread in Seekonk, MA is now open again after a possible carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning in the store Friday.Stocks went down after the reports of 18 people falling ill came out. Stocks began to return to normal after people learned…

Carbon Monoxide Threat After Hailstorm

A carbon monoxide threat in Colorado Springs occurred after roofers working to repair roofs damaged in last Thursday’s hail storm are noticed a potentially deadly kind of damage, according to KOAA 5.The large balls of hail not only damaged…

Panera Bread Has Possible CO Leak

A Panera Bread in Massachusetts was shut down Friday after a possible carbon monoxide leak, according to Bloomberg. This happened after about 18 people got sick. They were worried about it being foodborne illness, but it appears that it may…

Brain Damage in Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

A Delta flight to Denver was diverted to Tulsa because passengers were beginning to feel ill. The authorities found carbon monoxide in the passengers. It was not found in the air after the flight had landed, according to an AOL article.The…

Hyperbaric Oxygen Missing in Treatment of Airplane Passengers

Yesterday we blogged about the carbon monoxide poisoning on a plane to Denver that was diverted to Tulsa. We are unhappy with the outcome of the poisoning. More people should have been taken to the hospital. The best known treatment for carbon…

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning on Plane to Denver

Nearly a dozen passengers on a flight to Denver fell ill Saturday afternoon, according to Tulsa World. This was a case of carbon monoxide poisoning. The flight from Atlanta was diverted to the Tulsa International Airport. This was after elevated…

Carbon Monoxide Detector Laws in Various States

Carbon monoxide detector laws exist in various states. Tuesday we blogged about the mandatory carbon monoxide detection systems in New York. The law took effect in June 2015, and allowed a one year transition period. With the deadline in June…