December 2009

December 31, 2009
Carbon monoxide blamed in family's death
CBC.ca
Gatineau police believe carbon monoxide poisoning is to blame for three deaths in a Buckingham home on Wednesday. Police were called to a house on Nixon ...
St. Paul couple, victims of carbon monoxide poisoning, were rescued in the ...
Pioneer Press
By Mara H. Gottfried If their son hadn't arrived when he did, John "Tom" and Nancy Nordeen could have died Tuesday from carbon monoxide poisoning in their ...
Apartment Complex Evacuated Due To Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
KOAT.com
... complex on Atrisco Drive had to be evacuated after crews were called in to check on two adults and two children who were poisoned by carbon monoxide. ...
Irving family hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning
33 KDAF-TV
IRVING, TEXAS - An Irving woman remains hospitalized Wednesday night after her family was overcome by carbon monoxide fumes in the morning, officials said. ...
Sherborn Fire Department receives oximeter for detecting carbon monoxide levels
Dover-Sherborn Press
“Carbon monoxide exposure and poisonings are a tremendous risk for both homeowners and firefighters,” said Ullman. “In the last five to 10 years, ...
Ice Fishermen at High Risk of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
KSAX
A new report from Minnesota Department of Health found that accidental carbon monoxide poisonings peak in the winter because of faulty furnaces or other ...
New Law Requires Carbon Monoxide Detectors in Rental Properties
My Fox 8
"We have our biggest problem with carbon monoxide during the heating months," explained Greensboro Assistant Fire Chief David Douglas, who believes the law ...
Carbon monoxide cases treated in state's only emergency hyperbaric chamber
Minnesota Public Radio
The Nordeens remained in critical condition on Wednesday, a day after getting treatment for carbon monoxide poisoning at Hennepin County Medical Center's ...
Department of Public Health warns residents of carbon monoxide dangers after ...
Connectcut Plus
“Carbon monoxide poisoning is a very real danger when using gasoline-powered generators,” stated DPH Commissioner Dr. J. Robert Galvin. ...
December 30, 2009
Carbon monoxide poisons St. Paul couple
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless and odorless gas that can accumulate in the blood and deplete it of the ability to carry oxygen. ...
Carbon monoxide sends 5 to the hospital
Deseret News
In that moment, Moukdahan helped her family avoid a potential tragedy early Tuesday when a problem with the family's furnace spread carbon monoxide into ...
Carbon monoxide buildup clears South Loop gym
Chicago Breaking News - Tribune
Fire officials evacuated a South Loop gym tonight because of a buildup of carbon monoxide, officials said. No one was injured at the LA Fitness facility at ...
Defective Heater Blamed For Carbon Monoxide Leak
WPXI.com
PITTSBURGH -- Equitable Gas Company crews said a defective heat exchange caused high levels of carbon monoxide to fill a Shadyside apartment building ...
Carbon monoxide forces evacuation of Squirrel Hill condominium
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
... Hill condominium complex was found unconscious tonight by emergency crews who were called when carbon monoxide detectors in the building went off. ...
Carbon Monoxide Poisons Six People
WKRG-TV
When firefighters arrived they found high levels of carbon monoxide inside the home and inside the people. "It'll kill you and you'll never know it, ...
Man dies in suspected carbon monoxide poisoning
BBC News
A 50-year-old man has died after suffering a suspected case of carbon monoxide poisoning in Derbyshire. A woman, thought to be the man's wife, ...
Report raises concerns over carbon monoxide poisoning
Minnesota Public Radio
Sixty-one Minnesotans died from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning from 2003 to 2007, with the number of fatalities peaking in the fall and winter months, ...
Carbon monoxide scare in Edmonton condo
iNews880.com
Residents of a southwest condo building are breathing easy after a carbon monoxide leak was caught before any illness or fatalities. ...
Carbon Monoxide Evacuates Bridgeport Loft Condo Building ...
CHICAGO (CBS)
A Bridgeport neighborhood condo building was evacuated early Tuesday when dangerously high levels of carbon monoxide were detected inside.
December 29, 2009
Couple found dead in Riverdale garage
Chicago Sun-Times
Carbon monoxide intoxication is suspected. Darryl Jackson, 44, of the 14200 block of South Parnell Avenue, was found dead in his garage and was pronounced ...
Carbon monoxide leak prompts evacuation of South Side buidling
Chicago Sun-Times
A Bridgeview apartment building was evacuated early Tuesday when dangerously high levels of carbon monoxide were detected in the South Side building. ...
Basalt fire chief says don't gamble with carbon monoxide
Glenwood Springs Post Independent
BASALT, Colorado — A near-fatal case of carbon monoxide poisoning in Basalt on Christmas Eve Day should reinforce that people need to install detectors in ...
Landlords Prepare For Law Requiring CO Detectors In Rental Properties
WFMY News 2
The Consumer Protection Safety Commission estimates carbon monoxide kills about 200 people a year. So it's odd to think something as small as a carbon ...
Carbon monoxide detector saves Belleville family
Mix 97 News
The Belleville Fire Department is crediting a carbon monoxide alarm with keeping a Kensington Crescent family healthy. The carbon monoxide alarm went off ...
December 28 - 24, 2009
Man in near-fatal Basalt incident unhooked carbon detector
Glenwood Springs Post Independent
BASALT, Colorado — An elderly couple's unfamiliarity with carbon monoxide detectors led to a decision that nearly cost them their lives on Christmas Eve Day ...
Woman Dies Of CO Poisoning
WBAL Radio
Baltimore County fire officials say one of the four people who suffered carbon monoxide poisoning in a Rosedale apartment complex over a week ago has died. ...
Couple thankful to be alive
9NEWS.com
AURORA - A couple is thankful to be alive and credit a carbon monoxide detector for saving them. "We're just real happy to be here," Don Hicks said. ...
At issue: Should carbon monoxide detectors be required?
Wisconsin State Journal
Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless, poisonous gas created when any fuel is burned. Common household sources include gas-burning appliances, ...
Symptoms of H1N1 and Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Similar
TopNews United States
When the case is of poising by carbon monoxide, people often wake up with blurred vision and disorientation, in addition to shortness of breath and bouts of ...
Oklahoma officials urge safety in colder temperatures
NewsOK.com
Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management officials warn that carbon monoxide poisoning and exposure are dangers during cold snaps. ...
Carbon monoxide sickens 9 at Carbondale YMCA
Scranton Times-Tribune
By Cecilia Baress (Staff Writer) High carbon monoxide levels at the Greater Carbondale YMCA sent nine people to the hospital on Christmas Eve. ...
Albany woman's headache was carbon monoxide poisoning
WTEN
Fire officials tell NEWS10 the woman went to the hospital with a headache, but was found to have carbon monoxide poisoning. The hospital called the fire ...
Sisters Injured In Blaze Likely Started By Candle
CBS2 Chicago
Firefighters responded to a 7:58 am call from the 2800 block of South Sawyer about a carbon monoxide alarm going off, said Larry Langford, ...
Carbon monoxide blamed in Miss. hunter's death in trailer
WREG
(AP) — Authorities say a Pearl man died of carbon monoxide poisoning while on a weekend hunting trip in Sharkey County. Coroner Angelia Eason tells the ...
A holiday homecoming
Boston Globe
Three years ago, after being overcome by deadly carbon monoxide fumes inside his home, Piccinin spoke out in favor of a law requiring carbon monoxide ...
Three people in Alpine Avenue NW home hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning
MLive.com By John Tunison | The Grand Rapids Press
GRAND RAPIDS – Fire officials say three people were taken to the hospital this morning for carbon monoxide ...
Carbon monoxide poisoning killed inn owner
Winnipeg Free Press
Manitoba's chief medical examiner confirmed Wednesday St. Adolphe resident Bill Senderewich died of carbon monoxide poisoning last week. ...
December 23, 2009
NH issues carbon monoxide poisoning warning
Nashua Telegraph
CONCORD, NH (AP) — New Hampshire officials are warning that carbon monoxide poisoning can be deadly and say alarms are a good way to stay safe. ...
Weathering Winter Weather
Western Queens Gazette
Be sure to clear snow from your tail pipe before you start your car to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning. How Can You Safely Warm Your Home or Apartment? ...
Distinguishing The Flu From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Northland's NewsCenter
By KBJR News 1 But as many Northlanders cozy up to fire places or depend on their furnaces for heat...it may actually be carbon monoxide that's making you ...
Health district: warm your home safely Lynnwood residents treated for carbon ...
Snohomish County Tribune
EVERETT - After nine Lynnwood residents, including a toddler, were hospitalized last week for carbon monoxide poisoning, health agencies are warning people ...
Flu symptoms can point to silent killer: carbon monoxide
Minneapolis Star Tribune
By MAURA LERNER, Star Tribune Do what the article said- Buy a Carbon Monoxide detector!! If yours is more than 5 years old, buy a new one. ...
Carbon monoxide monitors can save lives
The Ames Tribune
14 turned out to be carbon monoxide exposure, Deputy Fire Chief Paul Sandoval of the Ames Fire Department said. Because the firefighters are equipped with ...
December 22, 2009
Flu, Carbon Monoxide Symptoms Often Confused
KFOXtv.com
El Paso Fire Department officials said it's easy to confuse symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning for a virus. It happened to one of April Cook's family ...
Baltimore County widens requirement for carbon monoxide alarms
Baltimore Sun
Carbon monoxide inhibits the body's ability to absorb oxygen and is responsible for hundreds of deaths each year in the United States. ...
Carbon monoxide detectors vital when using a generator
Kingsport Times News
A Washington County couple died over the weekend from carbon monoxide poisoning. Emergency and law enforcement personnel found a recently running gas ...
Police say carbon monoxide caused death of Washington County couple found in home
WHNT
(AP) — Authorities say carbon monoxide poisoning caused the death of a Washington County couple discovered in their home near Johnson City. Capt. ...
December 21, 2009
Fire depts. alerting public to new law on carbon monoxide detectors in residences
Laconia Citizen
By HARRISON HAAS Local fire departments are working to spread the word that come the first of the year hard-wired carbon monoxide detectors will be ...
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Sends Family to Hospital
WSAZ-TV
(WSAZ) -- A family was rushed to the hospital this morning after apparently being taken over by carbon monoxide. Metro 911 dispatchers tell WSAZ.com that ...
Pregnant mum dies inhaling carbon monoxide
China Post
A tragedy which could have been prevented took place on Dec.17 in northern Taiwan, where a pregnant woman died of inhaling excessive carbon monoxide while ...
Family sickened by carbon monoxide
Waterbury Republican American
Torrington firefighters found high concentrations of carbon monoxide following a furnace malfunction reported shortly after 3 pm Saturday in a two-family ...
Town to address recent carbon leaks
Delmarva Now
... first readings of proposed laws at the next meeting, one of which comes as a direct result of several carbon monoxide leaks this year in the resort. ...
Barcelona Three people, in serious condition, rushed to hospital with carbon ...
Barcelona Reporter
Three people including a minor, have been seriously poisoned in Sabadell (Barcelona) by carbon monoxide due to the poor condition of a gas stove in their ...
Lynnwood Toddler Critical From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning - News ...
Updated: 1:47 pm PST December 14, 2009. LYNNWOOD, Wash. ...
Officials seek source of carbon monoxide
istockAnalyst.com (press release)
19--Village of Orchard Park officials Friday still were trying to figure out what produced the carbon monoxide gas inside a local bagel shop. ...
Carbon Monoxide Scare For Some Apartment Residents
Today's TMJ4
A complex on the south side of Milwaukee was evacuated because of a potential carbon dioxide leak. WE Energies and The Red Cross were among the agencies at ...
Crews suspect carbon monoxide poisoning at Fullerton apartment
Explore Baltimore County
By Bryan P. Sears Baltimore County fire and EMS crews are on the scene of a suspected carbon monoxide poisoning call at an apartment complex located in ...
Family sent to hospital for carbon monoxide
MassLive.com
SPRINGFIELD - A 41-year-old mother and her two children were treated at Baystate Medical Center Friday afternoon for symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning ...
Questar Gas reminds consumers to keep vents, meters free of snow
Salt Lake Tribune
That could leave homeowners exposed to deadly carbon monoxide. Questar Gas., the public utility that provides most Utahns with the natural gas used to keep ...
Oak Park carbon-monoxide injuries blamed on apartment stove
Chicago Tribune
A stove being used for additional heat in an Oak Park apartment is believed to have caused dangerously high levels of carbon monoxide that sent a mother and ...
Lucky escape from carbon monoxide poisoning
This Is The Westcountry
A BROTHER and sister from Witheridge were overcome by carbon monoxide fumes at their home. Malcolm Dorrington and Jeanette Clayfield, both 53, ...
December 18, 2009
A Mother's Plea to Congress: Warn People About Carbon Monoxide
ABC News
"When you have carbon monoxide in your home, you cannot see it. You cannot taste it. You cannot smell it. You will feel its effects – a headache, nausea, ...
Two sickened by carbon monoxide at Orchard Park shop
Buffalo News
By TJ Pignataro For the second time in a month, carbon monoxide poisoning in an Orchard Park Manhattan Bagel location has sent people to the hospital. ...
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning - C-SPAN Video Library
Dec 17, 2009 ... Witnesses testified on the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning and legislation that would promote the residential use of carbon monoxide ...
Chilling reminder: Carbon monoxide -- silent danger when trying to keep warm
Edmonds Beacon
Deadly carbon monoxide accumulated from the burning charcoal, sickening nine residents. Backdrafts, plugged flues and vents, faulty appliances, ...
December 17, 2009
Carbon monoxide poisoning strikes again in same street
This is North Devon
FOR the second time in a week, emergency services have been called to the same village street due to a carbon monoxide leak. Firefighters were called to ...
Pinnacle CRJ2 near Grand Rapids on Dec 16th 2009, carbon monoxide in cockpit ...
The Aviation Herald
Airport officials reported, they found traces of carbon monoxide in the cockpit air. The pilots recovered quickly and are fine again.
Chiefs spread word on Maine's new laws for smoke detectors
Seacoastonline.com
By Dave Choate KITTERY, Maine — A pair of local fire chiefs praised a new law that adds stipulations to the use of smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, ...
Grant to buy smoke detectors given to Salt Lake City
ABC 4
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - Salt Lake City will soon be able to give smoke and carbon monoxide detectors to needy families in the city. ...
Buena Vista Township police suspect carbon monoxide killed an elderly woman ...
The Saginaw News - MLive.com
... at the residence and upon arrival discovered Harvest Carter, 54, and his mother, Plumie Carter, 86, dead, police suspect from carbon monoxide poisoning. ...
Carbon Monoxide Safety - KFDA - NewsChannel 10 / Amarillo, TX ...
Dec 3, 2009 ... "We make about 60 or 70 calls a year for carbon monoxide and most of those are in the winter months," says Captain Bob Johnson of the ...

Carbon Monoxide Leak Sends 10 To Hospital A carbon monoxide leak at an apartment complex in East Charlotte sent 10 people to the hospital.

New way to break some of the strongest chemical bonds
PhysOrg.com
Professor of Chemistry at Cornell, Paul Chirik, has developed a new way of making nitrogen-carbon bonds using molecular nitrogen and carbon monoxide, ...
December 16, 2009
Carbon monoxide awareness can save lives
Herald & Review
DECATUR - One of the effects of the death of longtime Herald & Review reporter Ron Ingram from carbon monoxide poisoning last week is a renewed sense of ...
Dallas Can! Academy mourns classmate who died in heater tragedy
Dallas Morning News
The news swept through the school Wednesday morning: Diana had been found dead along with her parents, victims of apparent accidental carbon monoxide ...
New Law Requires Carbon Monoxide Detectors
WXII12.com
Two people died inside this home last November after carbon monoxide leaked inside. More A new law taking effect Jan. 1 makes it illegal for Greensboro ...
Jackson fire firefighters respond to carbon monoxide leak on Holman Road
Jackson NJ Online
Jackson, NJ – Jackson firefighters responded to a carbon monoxide leak at a Holman Road home this afternoon. When nobody answered the door, ...
Carbon Monoxide: Invisible Winter Hazard
Kansas City infoZine
These appliances include ovens, space heaters, generators, indoor grills and fireplaces, and they can cause dangerous levels of carbon monoxide (CO) to ...
December 15, 2009
Three ill from carbon monoxide leak
Delaware County Daily Times
By Vicky Thomas, vthomas@delcotimes.com CLIFTON HEIGHTS —
Three people were sickened after they were exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide leaking from ...
Propane used inside, 3 dead in Dallas home
Houston Chronicle
Investigators say carbon monoxide poisoning is suspected in the deaths of the man, woman and a teenage girl. Dallas Fire Rescue spokesman Jason Evans says ...
Fire and carbon monoxide poisoning prompts warnings
HeraldNet
Fire triggered by an overloaded extension cord causes $100000 in damage to an Everett apartment; nine people are treated for carbon monoxide poisoning in ...
Another Carbon Monoxide Scare in Baltimore County
ABC2 News
But he's had a carbon monoxide detector for just a month. "I never paid any attention to it until I started hearing about it," said Connelly. ...
Police investigate carbon monoxide poisoning call
MiamiHerald.com
Police are investigating a carbon monoxide poisoning call, which resulted in two children being hospitalized. Authorities said the children were admitted to ...
Lynnwood toddler critical from carbon mono poison
Seattle Times
A Lynnwood family that brought a barbecue grill into their apartment to keep warm poisoned themselves with carbon monoxide. The Associated Press A Lynnwood ...
Carbon monoxide takes down 17 workers in central France
Xinhua
14 (Xinhua) -- Seventeen workers were hospitalized due to sickness caused by penetrating carbon monoxide at their working garage in the central French city ...
A Cheap Way to Chop up Nitrogen
Science Magazine (subscription)
A new chemical reaction uses carbon monoxide and a molecule containing hafnium to break apart nitrogen and create a fertilizer called oxamide. ...
December 14, 2009
Faulty furnace poisons 11 with carbon monoxide
Columbus Dispatch
By Martin Rozenman Eleven people, including two children, were treated at hospitals this morning for carbon-monoxide poisoning, Columbus fire officials said ...
Carbon monoxide detected in Downtown high-rise
WBBM780
CHICAGO (STNG) -- Fire personnel successfully lowered the carbon monoxide levels in a Downtown high-rise after detectors went off Sunday afternoon. ...
Carbon monoxide poisons Lynnwood family; baby is in critical condition
HeraldNet
The family living in an apartment brought a barbecue grill from the outside to keep warm and suffered carbon monoxide poisoning. ...
Alarm detects high CO level
Baltimore Sun
By Robert Little Firefighters detected potentially lethal levels of carbon monoxide inside a Middle River rental home over the weekend, days before elected ...
Suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in Badsey
Evesham Journal
TWO Badsey women were taken to hospital as a precaution after suffering suspected carbon monoxide poisoning. Firefighters from Evesham were called to a ...
Heber City family has a close brush with death
Deseret News
Once inside, Morris found fatal levels of carbon monoxide in the air — especially in the bedroom where the couple's 3-year-old daughter, Saige, sleeps. ...
Carbon Monoxide Scare Forces Evacuations In Kensington, Pregnant ...
Dec 12, 2009 ... A pregnant woman, overcome by dangerous carbon monoxide fumes at a hair salon, was rushed to a local hospital following the building's ...
Carbon monoxide detectors save lives
KLEW
"Carbon monoxide technology is actually much better than it was ten years ago," said Sorrell. "It's my understanding they're actually going to be mandatory ...
Firefighters get new carbon monoxide device
Sierra Sun
North Tahoe Fire recently purchased a machine that detects the amount of carbon monoxide inside the blood stream. The device, labeled the Rad-57, ...
Riley Co. Commission Chairman Hospitalized After CO Exposure
WIBW
(WIBW) - The Riley County Commission chairman is hospitalized for medical problems complicated by carbon monoxide poisoning. Alvan Johnson's family released ...
Police say couple died from carbon monoxide
KHQ Right Now
Gorges tells the Lewiston Tribune the carbon monoxide poisoning was due to inadequate heating ventilation in the bus.
18 safe after carbon monoxide scare forces Bridgeport evacuation
Connecticut Post
... into the streets this frigid morning because of a heavy buildup of potentially lethal carbon monoxide in their apartment building. ...
Two rescued after carbon monoxide leak
Mid Devon Star
By Jon Wills » TWO people and their dogs were rescued by firefighters following a leak of carbon monoxide in Witheridge last night. ...
Carbon monoxide sends seven from Cedar Bluffs to hospitals
Lincoln Journal Star
A carbon monoxide leak in a Cedar Bluffs home sent seven people to hospitals Thursday, and the Saunders County Sheriff's Office and a natural gas company ...
December 11, 2009
17 evacuated after carbon monoxide buildup in apartment building
Connecticut Post
... at an apartment building on the city's West End sent 15 people out into the streets and two to the hospital for treatment of carbon monoxide poisoning. ...
Two rescued from Witheridge carbon monoxide leak
North Devon Gazette & Advertiser
TWO people and two dogs were rescued by fire fighters from a house at Witheridge last night (Thursday) after a carbon monoxide leak. ...
Elderly Rochester woman has close call with carbon monoxide
Foster's Daily Democrat
Carbon monoxide (CO) was filling the home, which was occupied all morning by an elderly woman, he said. "She's been inside all day," he said. ...
Firefighters deal with spike in CO calls during cold snap
Chicago Daily Herald
The most common calls during winter's first cold snap tend to be for carbon monoxide detectors triggered by a variety of seasonal factors: furnaces being ...
Salt Lake fire gets grant for smoke, carbon monoxide detectors
Deseret News
The Salt Lake City Fire Department has received a $5000 grant to purchase fire and carbon monoxide detectors for distribution to low-income families, ...
December 10, 2009
Carbon monoxide leak sends 8-year-old, adult to hospital
Chicago Sun-Times
An adult and 8-year-old child were hospitalized after a reported carbon monoxide leak Wednesday night in the Southwest Side's Brighton Park neighborhood. ...
Noisy cat credited with saving woman from poisoning by carbon monoxide
Kelowna.com
He then realized that they might be suffering from the effects of carbon monoxide, and told her that she should get outside immediately. ...
Use caution with space heaters and woodstoves
North Platte Telegraph
The chance of carbon monoxide poisoning also increases during winter, so Thompson recommends that residents make sure smoke and carbon monoxide detectors ...
Carbon monoxide kills 1 in Portland, Ore., home
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Portland fire officials say carbon monoxide poisoning in a home has killed a man and left a woman in critical condition. Firefighters were called Wednesday ...
Free carbon monoxide alarms in Bourne this Friday, marks the signing of ...
Cape Cod Today (blog)
Senate President Therese Murray will be in Bourne on Friday, December 11, 2009 to distribute free carbon monoxide alarms. According to a release from ...
Ice Storm Showed Dangers Of Carbon Monoxide
WMUR
Two people in New Hampshire died of carbon monoxide exposure in the days after the storm. One survivor is sharing her story in the hopes that it can teach ...
Two taken to hospital after carbon monoxide scare
News Channel 9 WSYR
When firefighters arrived, they found that the furnace was not vented properly, and that carbon monoxide was present inside the home. ...
Rudolph comes to Waskom's library
Marshall News Messenger
By Special To The News Messenger Waskom Fire/EMS joins with many other emergency organizations in recommending the use of approved carbon monoxide (CO) ...
December 9, 2009
Carbon monoxide detected at Sault church
Sault Star
Two women were taken to hospital after carbon monoxide seeped into an east-end church Tuesday. Firefighters were called to St. Matthew's Anglican church on ...
Free carbon monoxide alarms to be distributed
Bourne Courrier
Nicole's Law requires every residence in Massachusetts to be equipped with a working carbon monoxide alarm. Beginning at 12:30 pm, there will be short news ...
Carbon monoxide, gas leak shut down pool
New Haven Register
CHESHIRE — A pair of problems — a gas leak and a build-up of carbon monoxide — at the Community Pool shut down the facility all day Sunday and forced it to ...
Carbon Monoxide Risks
KECI-TV
Experts say exhaust is the number one cause of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning. It is a colorless, odorless gas. A car exhaust can emit tens of ...
Randolph Mother, Baby Sickened By Carbon Monoxide
WBZ
Policy A Randolph mother and her 3-week old baby nearly died after their home filled with carbon monoxide. ...
CONTINUING COVERAGE:Carbon Monoxide Scare Shows Importance of Detectors
State Journal
The carbon monoxide then built up and seeped into rooms crews were working outside of," said Chief Young. Carbon monoxide is the nation's number one cause ...
Think holiday carbon monoxide safety
Issaquah Press
Consequently, the risk of carbon monoxide exposure also increases. In fact, from Thanksgiving until just after Christmas, carbon monoxide kills more people ...
Four Sickened By Carbon Monoxide Fumes In Lower Merion cbs3com
Four residents of a Montgomery County home were rushed to the hospital after being overcome by carbon
French refiner Total tops Texas' list of fines for pollution
Dallas Morning News
DAVID J. PHILLIP/The Associated Press Total's 62-year-old refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, has sprayed tons of sulfuric acid and carbon monoxide into the sky ...
December 8, 2009
Carbon monoxide in home sends 4 Beach children to hospital
The Virginian-Pilot
Four children were taken to a hospital this morning after high levels of carbon monoxide levels were created by a portable generator being used inside their ...
Three Treated For Exposure to Carbon Monoxide
WTRF
A carbon monoxide leak at the Comfort Inn in Triadelphia sends three people to the hospital. Triadelphia -- Firefighters said the carbon monoxide level was ...
Carbon monoxide possible killer of Denham Springs man
WAFB.com
Deputies believe carbon monoxide might be behind the 27-year old's death. Willson was found in an apartment on Bradford Drive off of O'Neal Lane near South ...
Carbon Monoxide Leak Sends 10 To Hospital
WSOCtv.com
CHARLOTTE, NC -- A carbon monoxide leak at an apartment complex in East Charlotte sent 10 people to the hospital early Monday morning. ...
Home fills with carbon monoxide
KRQE
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Five people were rushed to the hospital Monday morning after their Albuquerque home filled with carbon monoxide gas. ...
Colder weather brings higher risk of carbon monoxide poisoning
Bloomington Pantagraph
BLOOMINGTON -- The season's first winter weather brings the potential for illness and death related to carbon-monoxide poisoning as furnaces are turned up ...
Two rescued from Randolph home with carbon monoxide
Enterprise News
By Fred Hanson A 19-year-old Randolph woman and her 3-week-old child were rescued from carbon monoxide fumes inside their home Sunday night. ...
epa's Carbon Proposal Riles Industries
Wall Street Journal
Mr. Steele noted that the EPA three years ago forced Pine Hall and other brick makers to study carbon-monoxide emissions. The company found it could ...
December 7, 2009
Firefighters Evacuate East Charlotte Apartment Building Filled With Carbon ...
WSOCtv.com
CHARLOTTE, NC -- Firefighters evacuated an apartment building in East Charlotte Monday morning after residents showed signs of carbon monoxide poisoning. ...
Family shares safety lessons
The Coloradoan
BY NATE TAYLOR • natetaylor@coloradoan.com • December 7, 2009
It likely was a carbon monoxide detector that alerted 11-year-old Amanda Huggins of a fire in ...
Pregnant women offered carbon monoxide test
News Guardian
Carbon monoxide monitors are being used to test the levels in a smoker's lungs, with the result being used to try and help people quit the habit. ...
Two treated for exposure to carbon monoxide
Baltimore Sun
Two Severn-area residents were hospitalized Saturday with elevated levels of carbon monoxide in their bloodstreams, the apparent result of improperly using ...
Long Time Journalist Dies From Breathing Poisonous Gas
WCIA-3 News
Ingram's family said there were carbon monoxide detectors in the house, but that they weren't working. Ingram's son, also named Ron Ingram, said this is a ...
CO detector saves family of 7 in Lebanon
WCSH-TV
LEBANON, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- A family of seven is thankful to be alive this weekend after suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning early Friday morning. ...
Police save three people unconscious from carbon-monoxide poisoning
Times Herald-Record
Carbon monoxide on the home's second floor had reached 1080 parts per million, fire officials said. The toxic level for adults is 50 parts per million over ...
Carbon monoxide dangers prevalent during the winter
WKYC-TV
Carbon monoxide is colorless, odorless and tasteless and can produced by burning any fuel, including gas, propane, natural gas, oil and wood. ...
Carbon monoxide scare shows importance of detectors
Bismarck Tribune
By KAREN HERZOG Bismarck Tribune | Posted: Saturday, December 5, 2009 2:00 am | (0) Comments After a close call with carbon monoxide poisoning in ...
Detector alerts family to deadly gas
9NEWS.com
Often, the only defense against carbon monoxide is a detector, which is exactly what Rachel Mascarenas has in her Greeley home. ...
Drop in Temperature Means Increased Risk of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
KCUR
KANSAS CITY, MO (kcur) - As temperatures drop, health officials are warning about the increased risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. ...
December 4, 2009
Family of seven hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning
WCSH-TV
NORTH LEBANON, MAINE (NEWS CENTER) - A family of seven is recovering from carbon monoxide poisoning. The Lebanon Rescue Department responded to the home ...
3 children, 2 women sent to hospital with poisoning
Amarillo.com
Amarillo fire Lt. Dee LaGrone said firefighters found carbon monoxide concentrations at more than 200 parts per million. He said lethal concentrations are ...
Family saved by carbon monoxide detector
Greeley Tribune
A west Greeley family was saved late Wednesday when their carbon monoxide detector went off at night and alerted them to a problem with their furnace. ...
Experts urge winter safety
Opelousas Daily World
"That can lead to a build-up of carbon monoxide, which can be dangerous. We get a lot of calls about that," Mason said. Carbon monoxide is a clear, ...
Fire inspector meets with Chamber
NorthJersey.com
For sale and resale, he also inspects residential dwellings for adequate smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms. Many people are not aware that the use ...
Carbon Monoxide Safety
NewsWest9.com
The number one cause of accidental poisoning in the US is from carbon monoxide. "We make about 60 or 70 calls a year for carbon monoxide and most of those ...
December 3, 2009
Fully Involved | Beware Hidden Dangers Within Your House …
Kitsap Sun
Question of the month: What is the lethal level of carbon monoxide and the best way to prevent you family from falling victim to this? ...
Increased carbon monoxide risk linked to July storm
Fox 31 KDVR.com
In just two weeks, they've responded to at least 5 carbon monoxide calls where they found flue vents installed incorrectly. All were at homes with recently ...
Carbon Monoxide Sickens 6 In NE Philadelphia
CBS 3
Residents in of a Northeast Philadelphia home were rushed to the hospital after being overcome by carbon monoxide Wednesday ...
Carbon Monoxide Forces Group Home Evacuation
Mix 97 News
Residents and staff at a Belleville group home were on the move overnight after low levels of Carbon Monoxide were detected in the home. ...
Building Evacuated after Carbon Monoxide Leak
MyFox Houston
After a food service facility inside the building was shut down and the detected carbon monoxide level decreased, people were allowed to re-enter the ...
North Huntington couple treated for carbon monoxide poisoning
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
By Jennifer Reeger A North Huntingdon Township couple are being treated for carbon monoxide poisoning after a faulty furnace leaked the gas into their home ...
December 2, 2009
Life-saving, practical gifts this holiday season
Toledo On The Move
Carbon monoxide detectors -- to alert loved ones of a silent killer: carbon monoxide. Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas formed when fuels-such as ...
Gas leak victim's carbon monoxide appeal
South Wales Evening Post
The alert, by the special Care Line service for elderly people, informed crews that a carbon monoxide detector was sounding. On arrival, they found the ...
A new tool to fight the 'quiet killer,' carbon monoxide
Grand Junction Sentinel
By AMY HAMILTON/The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel On Monday a Redlands family did all the right things when their carbon-monoxide detector went off. ...
Colder temps mean an increased risk of carbon monoxide
Jacksonville Journal-Courier
BY MARIA NAGLE “We get a lot of false alarms throughout the year, but this is our busiest time for actual elevated levels of carbon monoxide in people's ...
York man dies from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning
York Daily Record
By TERESA ANN BOECKEL Richard "Ricky" Dykes III was fixing up a 1986 Chevrolet pickup in his garage last week when he collapsed from carbon monoxide ...
December 1, 2009
Coroner: Pa. man's CO poisoning death accidental
Lebanon Daily News
The York County Coroner's Office says a man died accidentally from carbon monoxide poisoning while working in his garage. Twenty-seven-year-old Richard ...
Fire department: Update carbon monoxide alarms
WDAY
Fargo, ND (WDAY TV) - A safety warning tonight from fire officials after firefighters have responded to several carbon monoxide leaks in Fargo. ...
Exhaust leak hospitalizes two children, prompts warning
HeraldNet
EVERETT — An exhaust leak on a boat Sunday triggered a warning about carbon monoxide poisoning. Medics drove two children to a local hospital on Sunday ...
Redlands family safe after carbon monoxide scare
KJCT8.com
GRAND JUNCTION --A family in the Redlands is feeling fortunate tonight after a carbon monoxide alarm may have saved their lives this morning. ...
Aspen DA Probe Continues Into 2008 Carbon Monoxide Deaths Denver ...
ASPEN, Colo. – The Pitkin County district attorney's office said a year after a family's deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning, the case is important ...
Prepare now for winter weather
Edmond Sun
Gas furnaces also can cause carbon monoxide poisoning, and stoves and ovens should not be used as sources of heat. This is a good time to install or check ...
Relative of carbon monoxide victims starts up foundation a year later
The Canadian Press
1 in Woodstock, Ont., from carbon monoxide poisoning in their home, her uncle John Gignac was gripped with both grief and shame. ...

November 2009

November 30, 2009
Carbon monoxide 'dangerously high' at South Jacksonville church
Jacksonville Journal-Courier
BY GREG OLSON High levels of carbon monoxide were found at a Jacksonville church Sunday morning during worship service, but the harmful gas did require an ...
Winter Weather Brings A Rise In Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
WABI
There are some noticeable symptoms to look for if you think you may have been exposed to carbon monoxide. "One of the ways people would notice is dizziness ...
Carbon dioxide not the only climate enemy
San Diego Union Tribune
It is formed by “ozone precursor” gases such as carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, methane and other hydrocarbons, many of which can be reduced by improving ...
Borderland Under Winter Storm Warning Tuesday
KFOXtv.com
"The biggest risk that we see through this time of year is carbon monoxide poisoning," said Lt. Mario Hernandez, of the El Paso Fire Marshal's office. ...
Carbon monoxide poisoning sends two to hospital
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
CEDAR FALLS - Two people were transported to Covenant Medical Center Saturday for carbon monoxide poisoning. Cedar Falls Fire Rescue found three people in ...
Cold weather elevates carbon monoxide risk
South Bend Tribune
In March 2008 South Bend residents William Howell and Clarissa Chism both died from lethal levels of carbon monoxide from a parked van in a relative's ...
Carbon monoxide detector credited with saving Whitehall family
Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com
They were about to excuse it away as early signs of the flu and go to bed when a carbon monoxide detector activated. Turns out the $24.99 investment ...
Preventing Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Saskatoonhomepage.ca
Sask Power's Chief Gas Inspector says the first line of defence in preventing carbon monoxide poisoning is the proper installation and use, ...
November 25, 2009
Gas Ranges Recalled Due To Carbon Monoxide Threat
News Channel 7
According to a release, the Electrolux ICON and Kenmore 30” PRO Gas Ranges were recalled due to four incidents involving carbon monoxide being released from ...
Carbon Monoxide Awareness Vital During Winter Months 11/24/09
KOSA
Odessa, Texas - With the cold weather setting in and many people looking for ways to heat their home, the danger of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning is greatly ...
Carbon Monoxide Accident
KFYR-TV
Fire Chief Jim Reuther said carbon monoxide detectors went off and awakened tenants about 1:30 this morning. He said the building was evacuated, ...
November 24, 2009
Staunton City Hall Evacuated Due To High Carbon Monoxide Levels
WHSV
You're not able to see it or even smell it, but in Staunton, high carbon monoxide level have caused workers to evacuate the building several times over the ...
Family including 2 kids dead
Odessa American
While investigators didn't say Monday night what led to the family's death, a common cause of asphyxiation is carbon monoxide poisoning, particularly in ...
City Hall evacuated for 2nd time
Staunton News Leader
Officials initially blamed the carbon monoxide problem on a faulty 20-year-old boiler. "We don't believe it's the boiler per se," said Tom Sliwoski, ...
New Brunswick landlord facing fines after family rushed to hospital with ...
New Brunswick Home News Tribune
By Joshua Burd • Staff Writer • November 24, 2009 NEW BRUNSWICK — A New Brunswick landlord faces $2500 in fines for not having carbon monoxide detectors in ...
'tis the Season to Beware of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Kansas City infoZine
Whether this source is an old fashion wood stove or a modern furnace, if it involves combustion it brings the risk of carbon monoxide. ...
Mother, four kids hospitalized after carbon monoxide leak
The Aurora Sentinel
By BRANDON JOHANSSON AURORA | Possible carbon monoxide poisoning sent a mother and her four children to an area hospital Monday morning. ...
CARBON MONOXIDE: Two local churches deal with sicknesses following possible ...
WHO-TV
Members of two area churches are recovering after possible cases of carbon monoxide poisoning Sunday afternoon. The first carbon monoxide leak sent more ...
Carbon monoxide detector law born of tragedy
YourHub.com
Tragic deaths from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning have led to a new law offering more protection from the deadly gas - and, safety officials say, ...
November 23, 2009
Carbon monoxide sickens children at Des Moines church
Mason City Globe Gazette
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Carbon Monoxide Detected in Orchard Park Restaurant
WGRZ-TV
It turns out there was a carbon monoxide leak from a nearby laundromat that was also filtering into the restaurant. Eleven people were taken to nearby ...
104 killed by year's worst mine blast
CCTV
There was also a high build-up of toxic gases, like carbon monoxide. All these factors are hampering the rescue work." 60 injured miners are receiving ...
What Is Carbon Monoxide Poisoning? What Causes Carbon Monoxide Poisoning?
Medical News Today
Carbon monoxide has no smell or taste; it is a byproduct of combustion. Humans and other animals with lungs cannot tell when they are breathing in carbon ...
Family helps protect their community
WIVB
WEST SENECA, NY (WIVB) - The mission continues for one Western New York family, nearly one year after carbon monoxide poisoning killed their teenage ...
Nov. 21 Clearfield-Jefferson ARC Notes
Gant Daily
Council carries out Carbon Monoxide safety checks
Liverpool Echo
As part of Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week, Liverpool council's Healthy Homes teams are currently trying to visit 15000 privately rented homes to make sure ...
High carbon monoxide level forces evacuation of City Hall
Staunton News Leader
STAUNTON — Workers were evacuated about 5 pm Friday evening from City Hall because of high levels of carbon monoxide, which set off an alarm in an area of ...
CO detectors purchased
Beloit Daily News
By Hilary Dickinson Hundreds of people die nationally every year due to carbon monoxide — the colorless, odorless gas released when fuel is burned. ...
Brief: Avoid Carbon Monoxide poisoning
Park Record
In Utah, 273 cases of Carbon Monoxide poisoning and 22 deaths were reported in 2007 (the latest numbers available. As winter approaches, the risk for CO ...
Carbon monoxide forces evacuation of condos
Naperville Sun
GLEN ELLYN -- A Glen Ellyn condominium complex was evacuated Friday afternoon after firefighters found high levels of carbon monoxide in the building after ...
Mechanical problem closes Oak Creek library
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
No abnormal carbon monoxide levels were found, but it is possible that carbon monoxide could be emitted into the building, he said. New heat exchangers have ...
November 20, 2009
Drop in Carbon Monoxide poisoning fatalities is due to the introduction of ...
Plumbing Park (press release)
The Corgi Trust, in the 12th annual benchmarking report, reveals that fatalities caused by Carbon Monoxide (CO) poisoning linked to domestic appliances such ...
3 packinghouse workers in Lindsay injured by carbon monoxide poisoning
Visalia Times-Delta
... were flown to a Fresno hospital in critical condition Thursday after being exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide on the job, officials said. ...
HSE News Update: Carbon monoxide awareness week warning to rogue gas fitters
Voltimum (subscription)
The Health and Safety Executive is using Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week (16-20 November) to renew its commitment to bring them to justice. ...
Helper's sense of smell saves OAP from carbon monoxide death
South Wales Evening Post
A FRAIL pensioner slowly being poisoned by carbon monoxide was saved thanks to a charity volunteer's good sense of smell. The 79-year-old praised the ...
Hidden Hazard: Ice Rink Air
CBS13.com
November 19, 2009
Carbon monoxide alarm saves lives
Dudley News
WEST Midlands Ambulance Service are highlighting the importance of having a carbon monoxide alarm, after one saved the lives of two Dudley residents. ...
3 hospitalized following carbon monoxide leak
Nashoba Publishing
By Jack Minch, Correspondent TOWNSEND -- A wood stove at 128 Haynes Road spewed carbon monoxide into the home, sending two children and their mother to the ...
Hunters: Check Your Carbon Monoxide Detectors
WSAW
"Generators will produce carbon monoxide we've had incidents in the past where people have died from carbon monoxide filling in from the outside in to the ...
Carbon monoxide week highlights prosecutions and death rate fall
HeatingandVentilation.net
It is carbon monoxide awareness week (November 16-20) and while the Health and Safety Executive highlights prosecutions in 2008/9 against those who breached ...
Smoking, Anesthesia & Surgery
Baltimore Sun
Twelve hours after a person quits, his or her heart and lungs already begin to function better as nicotine and carbon monoxide levels drop. ...
November 18, 2009
"Defective' furnace sends three to hospital with carbon monoxide poisoning
WRGB
Three people were transported to a hospital in Rensselaer for carbon monoxide poisoning, according to Rensselaer Fire Chief Phil Faust. ...
DNR urges hunters to use CO detectors
WKOW-TV.com
Madison (WKOW) -- Hunters will take gun safety into the woods this Saturday, but state officials say they also need to beware of the risk of carbon monoxide ...
Local Emergency Officials: Prepare Wisely For Storms
KGMI
Stay focused on the risks of smoke and carbon monoxide. And, buy a carbon monoxide detector if you do not already have one.
Beloit paramedics get some new tools
WCLO
November 17, 2009 BELOIT — Beloit Fire Department paramedics are now equipped with Masimo Rad-57s, a device that measures the level of carbon monoxide in a body. ...
Keeping hunters safe
ConnectTriStates.com powered by KHQA
And the causes have varied, one tree stand accident, one bow accident and two carbon monoxide deaths. KHQA's Jarod Wells talked to a conservation agent with ...
Madisonville Fire Responds to Carbon Monoxide Alarm Activation
iSurfHopkinsCo
Madisonville, KY - The fire department answered a call for a carbon monoxide alarm activation at 213 South Seminary. On arrival fire crew used a four gas ...
Carbon monoxide awareness week to warn gas workers
ContractorsCompare.com
Starting in the House of Lords on November 16th, CO-Awareness, a registered charity which supports the victims of carbon monoxide poisoning, will launch its ...
Two men die in Clark County home; carbon monoxide from faulty furnace likely cause
Quincy Herald Whig
Clark County authorities say two men apparently died Saturday morning from carbon monoxide poisoning caused by a faulty furnace. Found dead in the residence ...
November 16, 2009
2 men dead of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning in northeast Missouri
WTKR Your NewsChannel 3
(AP) — Final toxicology reports are still pending, but carbon monoxide poisoning is suspected in the deaths of two men at a home in far northeast Missouri. ...
New Budapest mall struck by carbon monoxide poisonings
Caboodle.hu
Altogether 14 people had to been taken to hospital with carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning from a new shopping mall in southern Budapest on Sunday afternoon, ...
Pensioner suffers carbon monoxide poisoning
South Devon Herald Express
A TORQUAY pensioner was taken to hospital suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning after being found overcome by fumes in her home by fire crews. ...
Carbon monoxide poisoning kills 5 in İstanbul
Today's Zaman
Four children and their grandmother died as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning from a leak in a coal-burning stove in the Ümraniye district of İstanbul ...
Ames Woman Sickened By CO Leak
KCCI.com
AMES, Iowa -- An Ames woman found passed out in an apartment was apparently overcome by carbon monoxide fumes, investigators said. ...
After years of worry, unseen peril persists
Baltimore Sun
By Robert Little and Nick Madigan and More than four years after Norman Wiley and his two stepdaughters died of carbon monoxide poisoning in their Cove ...
Carbon monoxide checks free
LubbockOnline.com
By Robin Pyle | AVALANCHE-JOURNAL A baby-sitter and two Lubbock children might have died from carbon monoxide poisoning this season if not for a family ...
Furnace checks save money, save lives
Waseca County News
With the winter fast approaching, it's also important to be protected against dangerous buildups of carbon monoxide. Waseca Fire Chief Gary Conrath said ...
Mock carbon monoxide drill at CMC teaches response methods
Glenwood Springs Post Independent
Emergency crews from Aspen to Silt were scheduled to respond to a mock carbon monoxide leak in one of the residence halls on campus. ...
November 13, 2009
Roof Repairs Can Cause Carbon Monoxide Leaks
NewsWest9.com
But getting that roof repaired can open the door to a more dangerous problem like carbon monoxide poisoning and you may not even know it. ...
Firefighters treat family for carbon monoxide poisoning
KVIA
EL PASO, Texas -- Firefighters treated two adults and two children for carbon monoxide poisoning Wednesday morning at their Northeast El Paso home, ...
Islip looks at stricter carbon monoxide detector rule
Newsday
Islip Town has scheduled a public hearing for Tuesday on a proposal to adopt a stricter carbon monoxide detector policy for rental properties. ...
Carbon monoxide leak sends 13 church-goers to hospital
Business Gazette
by Elahe Izadi | Staff Writer A carbon monoxide leak at a Riverdale Park church sent 13 people to the hospital on Saturday evening, according to Prince ...
November 12, 2009
Carbon monoxide sends 13 to hospital
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
By Jesse Garza of the Journal Sentinel A faulty furnace is suspected in the carbon monoxide poisoning of 13 people at a West Allis bowling alley Wednesday, ...
Put carbon monoxide detectors in every home
Pocono Record
A recent case of carbon monoxide poisoning sent a Bartonsville resident to Pocono Medical Center for treatment. The patient will survive, but the episode ...
Investigation of Air Quality at Minn. Rinks Prompts Change
KSTP.com
The department might lower acceptable carbon monoxide levels, change the way air quality is tested and increase training for rink staff. ...
toxirae 3 Portable Carbon Monoxide Monitor for Emergency Medical Services ...
CNNMoney.com (press release)
This carbon monoxide monitor has already proven itself by providing life-critical and time-critical information to save lives. "We responded to an EMS call ...
Fox River cleanup crews donate $4500 to Green Bay Fire Dept.
Green Bay Press Gazette
The workers cleaning up the Fox River contamination are donating $4500 to the Green Bay Fire Department for smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. ...
Pre school hit by suspected carbon monoxide leak
Isle of Wight County Press
By Ross Findon - Tuesday, November 10, 2009 FOUR children were taken to hospital after a suspected carbon monoxide leak at a pre-school yesterday (Monday). ...
How To Avoid Fires From Portable Heaters
WHIOtv.com
When it's cold outside, Dayton firefighters go on more calls for fires and carbon monoxide poisonings. “Dayton Fire Department, and nationally, there's much ...
November 10, 2009
8 people sickened in carbon monoxide leak at Plainview restaurant
Newsday
(November 9, 2009) Several people lost consciousness because of carbon monoxide poisoning at a Plainview shish kebab restaurant Monday night and eight ...
Another Carbon Monoxide Leak At Cove Village
ABC2 News
Baltimore County fire crews are on the scene of another Carbon Monoxide leak at the Cove Village Apartments in Essex. Fire crews were called to a home on ...
CARBON MONOXIDE: Winter's Silent Killer
Harlow Herald 24
IT'S the time of year when we switch on our central heating but are you aware of the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning? Carbon monoxide (CO) is often ...
November 9, 2009
150 hit by carbon monoxide poisoning
The Connexion
ABOUT 150 people have been treated for carbon monoxide poisoning in two separate incidents in the north-east this weekend. Sunday mass at a church in Angres ...
Protect your family from carbon monoxide poisoning
SILive.com
STATEN ISLAND, NY -- Do you have a carbon monoxide (CO) detector? This highly toxic gas is invisible to us and it doesn't give off any odor. ...
Poisoning hits Colorado team
Denver Post
Fifteen members of the teenage Colorado Thunderbirds triple-A midget-minor hockey team were hospitalized from carbon monoxide poisoning Saturday while ...
Carbon monoxide leak hits Center Ice of DuPage near Glen Ellyn
Chicago Tribune
Hundreds attending a teen hockey tournament were evacuated from a west suburban ice rink Saturday evening because of a carbon monoxide leak, ...
Mount's Rembert dies from carbon monoxide poisoning
New York Post
By JOSEPH STASZEWSKI Mount St. Michael junior running back Kyle Rembert died from carbon monoxide inhalation at his Bronx home late Friday night, ...
LPG Home Heat Supporting Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week 2009
Prfire (press release)
Too many people are still dying or becoming seriously ill from carbon monoxide poisoning. But these incidents could easily be prevented if people had ...
Firehouse Subs donates $4000 in equipment to Brookside Fire Dept
WBRC
Firehouse Subs donated a new Rad 57 Carbon Monoxide detector to Brookside on Tuesday. The detector is used to measure amounts of carbon monoxide exposure in ...
13 treated for carbon monoxide poisoning at Pr. George's church
Washington Post
By Clarence Williams and Martin Weil As many as 13 people received emergency treatment Saturday night after apparently being sickened by carbon monoxide at ...
CO leak sends three Warner students to LW hospital
Lake Wales News
By KATHY LEIGH BERKOWITZ Three Warner University students were hospitalized late Thursday night when a carbon monoxide leak swept through a cafe in the ...
CO fumes kill two in hotel
Kathimerini
Two guests at a hotel in Thessaloniki who were found dead in their rooms in the space of 24 hours succumbed to carbon monoxide poisoning, possibly due to a ...
Popular ovens linked to carbon monoxide deaths
Which?
The grill function on a limited number of gas ovens with a separate grill poses risk of carbon monoxide poisoning if the grill compartment door is closed ...
Senior center doors open again
Pauls Valley Daily Democrat
City officials now think the leak may have been related to problems with carbon monoxide or simply a lack of oxygen. “A gas leak is ruled out,” City Manager ...
Air Pollution Raises Infants' Risk of Bronchiolitis, Child Health ...
By Deborah Mitchell
Pollutants monitored included nitric oxide, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and particulate matter from monitoring stations within 10 km of where the infants lived. The researchers found that bronchiolitis was ... Emaxhealth - http://www.emaxhealth.com/
November 6, 2009
Two men die from carbon monoxide poisoning in Greek hotel
Earthtimes (press release)
By : dpa Athens - Two people were discovered dead from carbon monoxide poisoning in a hotel in the Greek northern port city of Thessaloniki on Friday, ...
National Fire Fighter Near-Miss Reporting System: Carbon Monoxide
FireEngineering.com
This week's report places emphasis on the importance of always considering carbon monoxide (CO) as a threat, especially during the fall when heating systems ...
Tight budgets may fuel fires
Othello Outlook
What they don't understand, he said, is carbon monoxide builds up in your blood and takes a long time to leave your system. “You could be using a generator ...
US scientists trail others on drywall
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Recent research has focused on elemental sulfur reacting with one gas prevalent in small amounts in most ambient air: carbon monoxide. ...
The preceding article on drywall out-gassing does not mention the impact of CO in the air of the drywall as a contributing factor to health concerns just as a catalyst for the reactant sulfur that has corrosive results to copper wire & piping. It does describe quite well how chemical reactions in air & building materials can generate harmful consequences. It would be helpful to know if the health impacted people identified had been measured for COHb% prior to, during & after (if) symptoms desist.
Vijayawada all set to turn solar city
Express Buzz
As part of the scheme, VMC has called for tenders to select a consultant to prepare a roadmap for identification of places where carbon monoxide emission is ...
November 5, 2009

The COSA “Sudden Impact Life Safety Award” winner Masimo verifies impact through reliability

New Published Study Shows Masimo Rainbow SET(R) Pulse CO-Oximetry(TM) Reliably ...
Reuters
(1) Carbon monoxide - often called the silent killer - is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, and deadly gas that is extremely difficult to detect. ...
Carbon monoxide: Invisible and deadly
Livonia Observer
Carbon monoxide (CO) is an invisible, odorless and tasteless gas that is produced when common fuels burn, such as wood, coal, charcoal and natural gas. ...
Balto. County bill requiring detectors in all rental properties comes 4 years ...
Baltimore Sun
In 2005, when three members of the Wiley family died in the Cove Village Townhomes complex, there were 895 recorded carbon monoxide incidents in Baltimore ...
Man poisoned by winter gas heating
China Daily
A 24-year-old migrant worker became the city's first fatality from heating-related carbon monoxide poisoning this winter on Tuesday. ...
Youth survive carbon monoxide poisoning
Wahpeton Daily News
The toxic gas, carbon monoxide, was filling the church. The gas is colorless, odorless, tasteless, non-irritating and is difficult for people to detect. ...
Winter Weather 101 – Preparing your home for winter emergencies
Examiner.com
AND Carbon monoxide detectors are valuable equipment that can prevent tragedy. Do not forget extra batteries for flashlights and portable radios. ...
November 4, 2009
Brits taking risks with their boilers
EnergyChoices.co.uk
By Hazel Cottrell - hazel@consumerchoices.co.uk Over a third of households are risking carbon monoxide poisoning by not getting their boiler checked ...
Family Time: A veterinarian's top tips for keeping pets healthy in cold weather
Norwich Bulletin
Carbon monoxide is just as lethal to pets as it is for people. Make sure your home has a carbon monoxide detector, and, if you bring your pet from the ...
Generator Safety Tips for Firefighters
Fire Chief
"These generators put out a lot of carbon monoxide when they are running properly and if it gets into the building and the people are exposed to it at these ...
Poison-gas detector law has broader application
MaineToday.com
The measure, intended to reduce carbon monoxide fatalities, now calls for detectors in single homes. By DAVID HENCH, Staff Writer Starting this week, ...
November 3, 2009
UC gets 'probation' for pollution
Cincinnati.com
And, exposure to high levels of carbon monoxide can cause death, EPA said. The University of Cincinnati owns and operates one coal-fired boiler at 3220 Eden ...
Carbon monoxide kills hundreds each year
KJCT8.com
The Grand Junction Fire Department responded to several carbon monoxide calls each year. Some of which significant levels of carbon monoxide were detected. ...
Carbon monoxide leak sickens Fulbright fellows
InsideVandy
S., was evacuated Sunday evening due to a carbon monoxide leak. Three Fulbright Distinguished Award in Teaching fellows who are residents of Bragg Hall felt ...
Dangerous Gas Fills Cobb County Apartment
WSBtv.com
Three people remained in the hospital Monday morning after becoming overcome by carbon monoxide at a Cobb County apartment. Firefighters at the scene said a ...
November 2, 2009
3 Hospitalized After Carbon Monoxide Exposure Baltimore News Story ...
BALTIMORE -- Three members of a family were hospitalized after being exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide, Anne Arundel County fire officials said.
Getting shot is not the only hunting danger
KFSM
Don't forget the invisible killer, carbon monoxide, which is a major contributor to hunters' deaths each year. Hunters who camp and use heating devices in ...
Three treated for carbon monoxide exposure
Atlanta Journal Constitution
By Megan Matteucci Three people were transported to the hospital Sunday after carbon monoxide leaked into their Marietta apartment. ...
Four in home exposed to carbon monoxide
Petaluma Argus Courier
Four people were rescued from a Petaluma home Friday morning after being exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide from a faulty furnace. ...
Free smoke detectors available
Pekin Daily Times
Pekin Fire Prevention Officer Jamie Evans said batteries on smoke and carbon monoxide detectors should be changed twice a year and that the best time to ...
Fireplace safety
Detroit Free Press
The first problem can cause carbon monoxide to enter a home, killing the occupants as in the case Monday of Frederick Braga, 92, of Troy. ...
Weatherization program makes winter more bearable
Daily American Online
In addition to energy leaks, the weatherization auditors make potentially life-saving checks for carbon monoxide poisoning. “That's a hidden problem ...
Home 101: Carbon monoxide - the silent killer
Ithaca Journal
He had discovered a large crack in the 10-year-old furnace's heat exchanger from which carbon monoxide - an odorless, colorless, and potentially deadly gas ...
6 BYU students poisoned by carbon monoxide
KSL-TV
The students woke up inside their home Thursday morning, and all of them had flu-like symptoms. Some of the students just went back to bed, while others ...
Residents Allowed Home After Carbon Monoxide Scare
KDKA
Read more in our Privacy Policy People living in an apartment building in Shadyside have been allowed back into their home after a carbon monoxide scare. ...
Fire lesson: Oil depots to shift
Calcutta Telegraph
The carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide gases produced are polluting the environment and pose a danger to the health of residents, ...