Link to: CO alarm standards – know when you are protected
“It takes considerable knowledge just to realize the extent of your own ignorance.” Thomas Sowell (1930, info link)
Living with Carbon Monoxide, a Clear and Present Danger –
Tonight, February 5th;
Colorado Springs, CO; 6-9 PM; Pikes Peak Community College
Hosted by: Pikes Peak
Mechanical Contractors Association and the supporters of this COSA carbon monoxide safety education effort.
The World Clock - Time Zones by timeanddate.com
Google Maps perhaps, to reference locations noted in CO News headlines
American Red Cross - disaster relief
This first headline link references the inquest into the carbon monoxide death of a family in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. There is another lesson to learn for those who will hear it. If you do not recognize the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning, you are in deadly trouble. If you are a doctor or health care provider and the symptoms of the poisoning are presented to you by a patient, even headaches, start measuring for carbon monoxide.
If you don’t believe low level carbon monoxide protection is really necessary, ask the survivors who have been misdiagnosed. You can’t ask the dead. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety
Yukon mom who died of carbon monoxide sought help for headaches
Updated News
Yukon mom who died of carbon monoxide sought help for headaches An inquest into the death of a Whitehorse family has heard they knew something was wrong before they died, but they didn't know what. Last January, Bradley Rusk, 45, his wife Valerie, 37 ...
The inquiry heard that just days before they died, Valerie had gone to her doctor’s office in tears, begging for an appointment to find out why she and her family were so sick.
They all had headaches and were feeling weak and nauseous. An appointment was made to see the entire family the next day, but the Rusk family was too sick to make that appointment. They died a few days later.
CO News Links -
Have you had carbon monoxide poisoning? This guy bets you have
Colorado Springs Gazette
The statement is from Bob Dwyer, who will lead a class on “Living with Carbon Monoxide: A Clear and Present Danger,” from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in the theater of Pikes Peak Community College's South Academy Boulevard campus. Dwyer is director of ...
Ice fishermen who laugh at the dangers – beware and be aware
Ice shanty death linked to carbon monoxide poisoning
Appleton Post Crescent
CHILTON — A 31-year-old Chilton resident found dead Saturday in an ice shanty on Lake Winnebago died from carbon monoxide poisoning, an autopsy revealed. Sara B. Meyer and a 37-year-old man were found unresponsive around 4 p.m. in a shanty ...
Carbon monoxide likely killed woman
Tribune-Review
Monday, Troilo, 77, was pronounced dead – an apparent victim of carbon monoxide poisoning – at Eastgate Manor, a Westmoreland County Housing Authority high-rise apartment building at 210 Oneida St., Monessen. “It's a sad day. It truly is,” said ... apparently was using the oven on her gas stove to dry clothing when she was overcome by fumes,…
Follow up details
Gas leak sends two to hospital; Carbon monoxide traced to Henrico home's ...
FireEngineering.com
Carbon monoxide, a colorless, odorless gas produced during the burning process, was measured in the structure at 190 parts per million, far above the 10 parts per million action-level threshold, he said. Mellon noted that two residents -- an 11-year old...
10 dead in carbon monoxide poisoning cases
People's Daily Online
Xinhua -- Ten people have died in two suspected carbon monoxide poisoning cases within the space of a couple of days in Beijing. Five residents, including a seven-year-old boy, were found dead at a house near a market in Shilihe Village of Chaoyang ...
Who is responsible for the air you breathe?
Take control inside your homes.
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.
Increased education, awareness can prevent carbon monoxide poisoning
Minnesota Department of Commerce
SAINT PAUL, MN – Each year about 50,000 people visit emergency rooms in the United States for CO poisoning, and more than 500 die each year from this silent, odorless, colorless gas. As part of Winter Hazard Awareness Week (November 5-9), the Minnesota Department of Commerce warns Minnesotans of the dangers of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning and to take steps to avoid this “silent killer.”
Carbon monoxide kills, founder sends warning
Carbonmonoxidekills.com
Carbon Monoxide Information Website ... Carbon Monoxide Useful Links · Contact ... Get the Top ten carbon monoxide safety tips sent to your inbox:
Carbon monoxide toxicity
Emergency Medicine Ireland - By Andy Neill
Aviators – note:
(PDF) Federal Aviation Administration warning; Carbon Monoxide: a Deadly Menace
Carbon Dioxide earth atmospheric update levels;
Current Data for Atmospheric CO2
· Heart rescue video using an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
· Please take CARBON MONOXIDE SAFETY CARE during all holiday and everyday activities.
· Carbon Monoxide Survivor
A website made by poisoning survivors that brings a view that can only come from those that know what it is like to have been poisoned - as well as live with the long term impact.
Consider low level protection for carbon monoxide and smoldering fire detection problems; don't leave anyone behind.
National Conference of State Legislatures
Carbon Monoxide Detectors State Statutes
Twenty-seven U.S. states have statutes that require carbon monoxide detectors in certain residential buildings. Updated Nov. 2011
Alaska | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Florida | Georgia | Illinois | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts| Michigan | Minnesota | Montana | New Jersey | New Hampshire | New York | North Carolina | Oregon | Rhode Island | Texas | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington | Wisconsin | West Virginia
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
CO Experts CO-Experts Model 2014 Brochure
Masimo (See the non-invasive RAD-57)
Mahugh Fire & Safety
ESCO Institute
TPI - Test Products International
Note this distraction from carbon monoxide poisoning:
Bald Eagle Camera Alcoa Bald Eagle Camera, Davenport, Iowa.
A friend of mine notified me that the pair of bald eagles has returned to their nest along the Mississippi River in Davenport, Iowa. The Alcoa Company has their web cam up and running and viewing of the nest is possible during daylight hours, Central Standard Time, US. I looked for the first time recently and the nest was being rebuilt and tended to by the pair. The Alcoa Eagle website gives a good history of the pair and the company’s involvement with them. If you haven’t viewed this site through the hatching and growth of the eaglets, I think you may find it to be quite a live sight to see when you may have those periodic spare moments. This link will be posted on this site for those people who may wish to capture the link and watch the cycle of life of this nesting pair.
What does this have to do with carbon monoxide safety?
It is just a live web cam, perhaps a distraction from the headlines of death and injury. Please become aware of the air you breathe. Measurement is education. Measure your air accurately when measuring carbon monoxide. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety
Every Day is Carbon Monoxide Safety Day!
