Carbon Monoxide in the Aftermath of Hurricanes

Hurricane Aftermath Equals Carbon Monoxide Don't let the aftermath of hurricanes be carbon monoxide poisoning and deaths. Too many storms lose more to generators than wind and water. By Rebecca Martin             The official start…

Child Saved from Gas Engine CO Poisoning

Another Hero needed because of an Indoor Gas Engine Another hero was needed to prevent a fatal CO poisoning because of a gas engine (a compressor) being run indoors, this time in an attached garage.By Rebecca Martin “We are very lucky…

Carbon Monoxide Prevention – Progress?

Need Constant Reminders for Carbon Monoxide Prevention There is no one solution for carbon monoxide prevention. Stopping CO poisoning requires a large scale legislative, regulatory and standards changes requiring detectors in all indoor spaces…

Carbon Monoxide At Work

Carbon Monoxide At Work Results in Death and Brain Damage Carbon monoxide at work can result in death or brain damage because one doesn’t have to be asleep to be poisoned.   By Rebecca Martin             We emphasize over and…

Wausau Theater Carbon Monoxide Leak

Marcus Cedar Creek Theater Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Leak A theater carbon monoxide leak on Sunday resulted in the evacuation of a Marcus Theater in the Wausau, Wisconsin area. 683 PPM of carbon monoxide was found in the theater where the…

No Detectors Cause of Dayton Carbon Monoxide Deaths

Two Die, Others Poisoned in Dayton Carbon Monoxide Incidents Carbon monoxide is not a virus–it does not spread through proximity. But failure to have functioning alarms continues to be endemic as a string of bad Dayton carbon monoxide deaths…

Allen Benedict Court CO Poisoning, Part II

Columbia's Allen Benedict Court Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Part II of the Allen Benedict Carbon monoxide poisoning series, we continue the saga of CO related deaths in Columbia South Carolina.By Rebecca Martin In the previous blog, we…

Allen Benedict Court Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

South Carolina Public Housing Debacle - Allen Benedict Court Deaths Institutional and societal neglect turn historic Allen Benedict Court community into a carbon monoxide death zone.  By Rebecca Martin In 2018, James Chapman was one of over…

Four Chicagoans Hospitalized for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Hospitalized for Carbon Monoxide Because of Missing Alarms Four were hospitalized for Carbon Monoxide poisoning in a home on Chicago’s West Side because no carbon monoxide alarms were in place to warn the occupants. By Attorney Gordon Johnson As…

CBS Highlights Importance of CO Alarms in Schools

Attorney Johnson Calls for CO Alarms in Schools Attorney Gordon Johnson was interviewed about the importance of CO Alarms in Schools and workplaces by CBS News. He stated the consistent theme he has oft repeated on this blog: Alarms need to…