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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…
Another Pennsylvania Carbon Monoxide Exposure
In The NewsIt is probably just the perception from what makes the national news, but Pennsylvania seems to be the hardest hit this winter for Carbon Monoxide poisoning. The latest story to make news on Carbon monoxide exposure takes place in Altoona,…
Carbon Monoxide Death Lost in Political Shuffle
In The NewsAs all eyes in the political spectrum turned to Ohio, and the plight of Youngstown is on every politician's tongue, a man from nearby Vienna, Ohio quietly dies from carbon monoxide poisoning. In the wake of his death, paramedics put out a call…
Winter Kills - Carbon Monoxide Claims Many More
In The NewsThis winter of 2008, there have been two well publicized mass shootings in my part time home state of Illinois, and many more mass killings from Carbon Monoxide. Even the election cycle news had to take a pause for the Northern Illinois tragedy.…
Winter Heart Attack and Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
In The NewsWinter Heart Attack - The Hidden Impact of Carbon MonoxideI have coined a term, "winter heart attack", to describe what I believe to be a large number of carbon monoxide related cardiac arrests and heart attacks, that are caused by carbon monoxide…
Boilers and Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
In The NewsThe temperature is plummeting in the upper midwest, and the number of carbon monoxide poisoning cases is skyrocketing. This time it was Libertyville, IL. One man dead. The culprit, a malfunctioning hot water boiler for a car wash, in an enclosed…
Two More Dead
In The NewsTwo more days, two more dead, and one in critical condition: The bodies of two Chickasaw, Alabama residents were removed from a home after apparently being poisoned by carbon monoxide. Click here for the breaking news.
And Again - Hotel without Carbon Monoxide Detectors
In The NewsIt is three days since my last rant about hotels and carbon monoxide detectors, and once again 17 more people are hospitalized with dangerous carbon monoxide levels at a hotel. A hotel which is part of a national chain, a chain that does not…
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Strikes Again
In The NewsIt has been a few days since our last blog and two more news stories have hit the national news about carbon monoxide poisoning. The first involved what seems to be good news, the second tragedy. Both may have far more tragic results than…
January is the deadliest month for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
In The NewsAccording to a new study by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the first month of the year is the worst for carbon monoxide poisoning. At least two people die each day from carbon-monoxide poisoning in January—three times…
More Dead from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
In The NewsThree Dead in Providence, Rhode IslandIt seems every day, there is another story of a someone dying of carbon monoxide poisoning. Today the blame was a faulty boiler in Providence, Rhode Island. As too often is the case, carbon monoxide poisoning…