Thursday, January 28, 2016

Carbon Monoxide News January 28, 2016 – posts updated frequently

Every day is a carbon monoxide safety education day.
Scroll back in time through our archives for previous CO News links.
We can learn from others mistakes and efforts to prevent poisoning.
Carbon monoxide safety, we are all in this together.


“When one teaches, two learn.”
 Robert Half (1918-2001, bio link)

"Show Me The Way" Styx - music link

How much carbon monoxide are you in when in any motor vehicle?

Did you know that many people do not measure the air they live in?
After prevention there is no greater awareness than measurement.


Are you in the know?
Do I know enough about carbon monoxide and carbon monoxide poisoning to justify never knowing how much is in the air I breathe every day, everywhere I go?”

There are some people who want to be notified of the presence of carbon monoxide at levels or concentrations as soon as the gas is present, at concentrations well below those that can instigate poor health symptoms but not be high enough levels to sound the CO alarm they own.

There are some people who do not want to push a button on their CO alarm to see what low, aggravating levels of the poison might be in their home, or anywhere.

Consider low level protection for carbon monoxide and smoldering fire detection problems; don't leave anyone behind. CO Experts

Featured News Links – More news links below
4 sickened by CO fumes in Bear, Del.
6abc.com
VIDEO: 4 sickened by CO fumes in Bear, Del. An 8-year-old is among four people in Bear, Delaware being treated for exposure to carbon monoxide... 

3-year-old succumbs to carbon monoxide poisoning suffered during blizzard
New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio
After clinging to life for nearly a week, a 3-year-old Passaic girl has died of carbon monoxide poisoning she suffered while trying to stay warm in a car ...

East Brady man dies from carbon monoxide leak at residence
NewGrapes.com
EAST BRADY – A 67-year-old East Brady man was found dead Saturday, the victim of a carbon monoxide leak in his home… The home was ventilated and further investigation by a National Fuel representative resulted in finding that the boiler was leaking carbon monoxide…

Missing couple found dead in Apalachicola National Forest
Fox 35 Orlando
They believe the vehicle became stuck in mud and the pair may have been overcome by carbon monoxide fumes. Autopsies were scheduled for ...

Carbon monoxide inside Douglas County apartments sends 2 to hospital
The Denver Post
Two people were taken to a hospital after carbon monoxide was found in their Douglas County apartment building, officials said Wednesday… The carbon monoxide came from a gas-operated power washer that was being used in the building, officials said. Most of the carbon monoxide was in the hallways and stairwells…

Hanover man dies from carbon monoxide poisoning
abc27
HANOVER, Pa. (WHTM) – A Hanover man has died of carbon monoxide poisoning after he attempted to heat his home using a propane stove, ...

Carbon monoxide poisoning snuffs out factory worker's life
Times of India
The deceased, Balongi resident Pandav Lal, had lit coal on a grill to warm himself up inside the factory he worked and the carbon monoxide released ...

Parents upset school remained open during CO leak
WSB Atlanta
Parents are upset that their children's middle school had a carbon monoxide leak and they weren't told until a day later…

Taiwan reports 18 carbon monoxide poisoning cases this month
Focus Taiwan News Channel
Eighteen incidents of carbon monoxide poisoning had been reported from the beginning of this year as of Wednesday, leading to hypoxic injuries to 55 people, including 13 between Monday and Wednesday, following the strongest cold snap to hit Taiwan in a decade over the weekend, according to statistics released Thursday by the National Fire Agency…

Man in hospital in life-threatening condition due to suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in ...
getreading
A man in his 60s has been taken to the Royal Berkshire Hospital in a life-threatening condition after a suspected case of carbon monoxide poisoning… A police team and gas engineers are currently investigating a suspected carbon monoxide poisoning which has seen four people taken to hospital, one in a life-threatening condition…

Carbon monoxide intoxication.
nih.gov
However individuals with ischemic heart disease may experience chest pain and decreased exercise duration at COHb levels between 1% and 9%. COHb levels between 30% and 70% lead to loss of consciousness and eventually death… 

NOTE: Listed U.L. 2034 & CSA 6.19 Carbon Monoxide Alarms 
VISUAL DISPLAY:
Must not display under 30PPM in normal operation
AT 70, 150 & 400 PPM display must be accurate within plus or minus 30 Percent 

SENSITIVITY TESTING: Resist alarming first times shown, must by second shown time
70PPM [PLUS OR MINUS 5PPM ... [BETWEEN 60 _ 240 MINUTES]
150PPM [PLUS OR MINUS 5PPM] ... [10 - 50 MINUTES]
400PPM [PLUS OR MINUS 10PPM ... [4 _ 15 MINUTES]

“CITIZENS WILL CONTINUE TO DIE & BECOME SERIOUSLY ILL DAILY!” George Kerr - CO Experts 
More news links below –

We have all been CO poisoned, some more than others
The following link takes you to a site with views from those who have been poisoned. The seriousness of carbon monoxide poisoning, the grief, suffering and disorientations experienced are clearly portrayed with the intent to help others and prevent future poisonings. With respect, please visit: 

What is in the air you are breathing right now?
What will you be doing today; walking into poison?
Who will be responsible for the air you breathe?
You may be the only person who can prevent your own poisoning. 

We are all vulnerable to carbon monoxide exposure and poisoning.
Everyone has been poisoned by CO and will be poisoned again. The degree of the poisoning depends upon allowing yourself to be in a situation where someone else controls the air you breathe and the mechanisms for alarming notification.

Please read the alarm information on the package and in the instructions that come with the carbon monoxide alarm. Know that if it is a U.L. 2034 Listed product (or CSA 6.19 Listed), it is a high level alarm that has been tested to alarm no sooner than 70 PPM at the lowest (the alarm must resist for one hour when above this level) and when over 400 PPM before 15 minutes at the highest concentration, after resisting alarming for 4 minutes when over this level.

Know when your fire department and emergency responders begin wearing their breathing apparatus and what their civilian evacuation levels are for carbon monoxide; it may be as soon as the gas is present in your presence. Pregnant women, infants & children, people with heart & respiratory struggles, those suffering depression or chronic headaches and all people of vulnerable health should be alerted as soon as the gas begins to concentrate, around 10 PPM (parts per million) or lower.

You most likely need a low level carbon monoxide detector to sound off when carbon monoxide hazards are just beginning, not after you’ve been exposed to levels that make you have headaches, flu-like symptoms, increased tiredness, heart stresses or worse.

Do not take risks with carbon monoxide. Take responsibility for the air you breathe and the combustion systems you are responsible for. If you don’t do it for yourself, do it for others, unless you think $45.00, high level protection is good enough.

Help prevent injuries and deaths; don’t guess about carbon monoxide. Measure carbon monoxide for safety and knowledge. The more you test the more you learn. 
GET BUSY
Measurement is continuing education at its best. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety

CO and Air Quality News Links 

Carbon monoxide alert at South Devon house
Torquay Herald Express
They found the alarm had been triggered by a faulty log burner. The property had already been ventilated before crews arrived and two adults evacuated. Nobody was injured…

Update, Thanks
Nursing Home responds to carbon monoxide alert
Frontenac News
On January 18 there was an incident at Pine Meadow Nursing Home that required staff to act quickly. When a carbon monoxide alarm went off, ...

How fast do vehicles fill up with carbon monoxide with snow-clogged tailpipes? Eyewitness News ...
WABC-TV
Just one minute and 24 seconds, that's how fast without anyone inside the car the CO climbed to a dangerous level, and at the same time the oxygen level dropped… During this most recent blizzard, there were a number of people who died from carbon monoxide poisoning outside in their cars…

New Jersey tragedy reminds residents of snowy states to clear tailpipes to prevent poisoning
Deseret News
“It’s heartbreaking. It’s something you can’t foresee,” Mayor Alex Blanco told NorthJersey.com. “It’s something that is not on ‘the list’ of things not to do during a storm. We’ll all have to add that to the list. Something like this, I probably would have made the same mistake.”

Air pollution tied to premature birth
Medical News Today
The team identified a 19% higher risk of women giving birth prematurely if they are exposed to fine particle air pollution during pregnancy…

Worst Kind of Heart Attack Linked to Air Pollution, Experts Say
Good4Utah
MURRAY, Utah (GOOD 4 Utah)- Medical experts from Intermountain Medical Center met Wednesday morning to discuss recent findings linking increased short term air pollution in the Beehive state to serious health problems… "It primarily effects the worst kind of heart attack, which is STEMI heart attack, where there is a very severe affect on specific vessels of the heart that can cause the major pumping chamber to stop," said Dr. Benjamin Horne, Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute…

Sit and rest a while; miss the children, prevent repeating this tragedy. 
Corfu carbon monoxide deaths: Memorial unveiled in Horbury 
BBC News 
A memorial bench to two young children who died from carbon monoxide poisoning while on holiday in Corfu has been unveiled in West Yorkshire…

How to use a Fire Extinguisher
VideoNex
In this informative and succinct video, learn how to identify and appropriately execute the use of a CO2 Fire Extinguisher…

Cdc Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
New Movie Release 2015
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning. Public domain video from CDC. Carbon monoxide (sometimes referred to as CO) is a colorless, odorless gas produced ... 

CO EXperts
Johnson County Kansas - Continuing Education – – Video Link


A well put together video is found with the next link, but remember U.L. 2034 Listed CO Alarms are high level alarms. Use them for protection against accute levels, but be aware you can still experience symptoms of the poisoning even though the devices are in place.
About Carbon Monoxide and Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
DailyMotion
About Carbon Monoxide and Carbon Monoxide Poisoning 

JEMS.com - ...site has been designed with this in mind – to create a visual, interactive, educational resource which can hopefully end incidents of carbon monoxide poisoning and save lives… For more information, please visit - www.thesilentkiller.co.uk 

Who is responsible for the air you breathe? 
Take control inside your homes. 
-Link to:  CO alarm standards  

The lowest U.L. 2034 & CSA 6.19 carbon monoxide alarm test point is: 
- 70 PPM to 149 PPM –resist one hour, must alarm before 4 hours 
Please read the alarm information on the package and in the instructions. Know when your fire department and emergency responders begin wearing their breathing apparatus and what their civilian evacuation levels are for carbon monoxide; it may be before 70 PPM. It is for pregnant women, infants & children, the elderly and all people of vulnerable health. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety 


Consider low level protection for carbon monoxide and smoldering fire detection problems; don't leave anyone behind. CO Experts


These following links may be of some use to you: 
U.S. Drought Monitor
- Astronomy Picture of the Day Archive
- Current Data for Atmospheric CO2
- Federal Aviation Administration CO warning
- Carbon monoxide toxicity-Emergency Medicine Ireland
- Carbon Monoxide Survivor- Views from those who have been poisoned.
- Carbon Monoxide detection- National Fire Protection Association

· Please take CARBON MONOXIDE SAFETY CARE during all holiday and everyday activities.

National Conference of State Legislatures 
Carbon Monoxide Detectors State Statutes 

Twenty-Nine U.S. states have statutes that require carbon monoxide detectors in certain residential buildings. Updated Nov. 2014
Alaska | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | Florida |
Georgia | Illinois | Maine | Maryland | MassachusettsMichigan |
Minnesota | Montana | New Jersey | New Hampshire | New York | 
  
Red Cross - Disaster Relief to safely assist law enforcement, fire department, utility company, city, county and state authorities as repair and rebuilding moves forward. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety

Nationally, the Red Cross provides food and shelter to people affected by as many as 70,000 fires annually, or about one fire every eight minutes.

The following companies are acknowledged for their continued support of carbon monoxide safety education and this daily news blog. They may just have what you are looking for. 
Fieldpiece Instruments 
The Energy Conservatory 
IntelliTec Colleges 

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