Monday, May 23, 2011

May 23, 2011

“It is easy to dodge our responsibilities, but we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities."  Josiah Stamp (1880-1941)

Family Narrowly Escapes Carbon Monoxide Death 
NewsChannel5.com
Doctors told a south-side family they were only hours away from death after inhaling carbon monoxide that was seeping from a neighbor's half of the duplex. "My kids were like zombies," Ashley Drake, 24, told NewsChannel 5 Sunday afternoon, only moments ...

Police identify Tenn. woman killed by carbon monoxide poisoning at duplex, 8 ... 
The Republic
Police in Nashville have identified a woman they say died from carbon monoxide poisoning from a generator kept inside her home. Metro Nashville Police Metro Sgt. Pat Bianconi said exhaust from the generator killed 26-year-old Latoya Kincaid in what ...

Device detects deadly gas sooner
Delmarva Now ERIC DOERZBACH/THE DAILY TIMES OCEAN CITY –
The newest addition to the Ocean City Department of Emergency Services Fire/EMS Division's toolbox provides aid to civilians, as well as firefighters, who may have been exposed to carbon monoxide. ...

Smoke-free emirate high on health officials' agenda 
The National
The level of carbon monoxide in their breath will be measured, and smokers must come back four days later to prove that their carbon monoxide levels have gone down by 50 per cent. The pharmacy will continue monitoring carbon monoxide for each ...

DEP finds air near gas wells no health threat
Elmira Star-Gazette
DEP also sampled for other pollutants, such as carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide, near natural gas extraction and processing sites. DEP's air sampling represents the second large-scale testing program on the impact Marcellus Shale is having on the ...

It's time for home's post-winter checkup
Poughkeepsie Journal Lee Ferris/Poughkeepsie Journal
•Change the batteries in your carbon monoxide and smoke detectors.
• Test your GFCI outlets, especially near swimming pools.
• Clear and move debris, wood, or brush near the home that might attract pests and insects. ...