Monday, November 30, 2009

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, ...