Friday, November 4, 2011

November 4, 2011

“He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the greatest innovator.” Francis Bacon (1561-1626)

RHODE ISLANDCouple survives carbon monoxide leak
Providence Eyewitness News
But earlier this week, the life the couple has built together was nearly destroyed by carbon monoxide poisoning. Now the Oleans are sharing their story with Eyewitness news, in hopes of warning other residents about the dangers of carbon monoxide and ...

COLORADO
Judge drops criminal cases in carbon monoxide fatalities
Glenwood Springs Post Independent
The criminal cases against a subcontractor and a former building inspector, both indicted by a grand jury for the carbon monoxide poisoning deaths of a Denver family of four, came to an abrupt end Thursday when a judge ruled that the statute of ...

CONNECTICUT
Community mourning loss of ex-Greenwich man
Danbury News Times
He died earlier this week from apparent carbon monoxide poisoning in connection with the storm. Cryer has been a friend of the Rothschild family for three decades.

MASSACHUSSETTES
Treating carbon monoxide poisoning at Baystate Health
WSHM-TV
SPRINGFIELD, MA (WSHM/AP) - Baystate Medical Center's hyperbaric chamber can be a vital part of life-saving treatment. "Sometime, the first time you find someone has carbon monoxide around is when they're passed out," said Dr. Patrick Lee of Baystate Medical Center.

PENNSYLVANIA and EVERYWHERE
Change smoke alarm, carbon monoxide detector batteries when changing clocks ...
witf.org
Pennsylvania State Fire Commissioner Ed Mann is reminding residents to change the batteries in their smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors this weekend when they turn their clocks back one hour. “Installing and maintaining smoke and carbon ...