Thursday, December 2, 2010

December 2, 2010

“Our stories are different; our pain is the same.” Betty Buckley (1947 - )

Carbon-monoxide poisoning affects 6
Arizona Daily Star
A family of six could have died Wednesday morning after carbon monoxide filled its midtown home. "They are really lucky they are alive right now," said Capt ...
COSA NOTE: This article contains a good example of an 86 year old person who was feeling the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning before the alarm went off. She called the fire department once the alarm went off. She needed a low level carbon monoxide alarm, one that went off under 30 PPM of CO. This person is one of those of “vulnerable health” described on the “WARNING” of the U.L. 2034 Listed carbon monoxide alarms.

Carbon monoxide sickens family of 6
KVOA Tucson News
TUCSON - Hazardous levels of carbon monoxide filled a family's home Wednesday morning. The cause was a furnace that never should have been on in the first ...
COSA NOTE: More information on previous article; the gas company had tagged appliances as unsafe and shut them off for one tenant but appliances were not locked off or repaired and inspected before the next set of tenants turned the systems on.

Sellwood dad saves family from carbon monoxide poisoning
KOIN Local 6
Rodney Gunther called 9-1-1 after his wife passed from a carbon monoxide leak in his family's Sellwood home Dec. 1. All three members of the family survived

School canceled after carbon monoxide detected
Princeton Daily Clarion
The problem was caused by a faulty heating unit, and what the teachers smelled was a flue-type gas from the furnace that contained carbon monoxide. ...

South Bend Police identify source of carbon monoxide deaths
WSBT-TV
SOUTH BEND - South Bend Police announced Wednesday that the cause of the carbon monoxide leak that killed two South Bend men Saturday has been identified as ...

Two years later, pain persists
Brantford Expositor
Hardeman is sponsoring a private member's bill, the Hawkins Gignac Act, that would require carbon monoxide alarms to be installed in every home in Ontario. ...

Tanner: Winter season brings concerns of carbon monoxide exposure
Lake County News
Another possible contributing factor is carbon monoxide (CO) exposure. Thanksgiving is the start of the holiday and heating season in Lake County. ...

Carbon monoxide detectors urged
Hey Johnstown By MICHELLE GANASSI
Carbon monoxide can cause sudden illness and even death. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 20000 ...