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Carbon monoxide poisoning in Falls Church sends 3 to hospital WTOP
WASHINGTON - Three people are hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning out of Falls Church Wednesday morning. Fairfax County emergency crews responded to an apartment building in the 3600 block of Malibu Circle at about 2:30 a.m. after a ...
Firefighters Recognized For Role Saving Family Poisoned By CO
Patch.com
Three Watch Hill Drive family members were overcome by carbon monoxide by the time police and fire arrived. Posted by Elizabeth McNamara (Editor), July 22, 2013 at 10:01 pm. Comment Recommend. The EG Town Council recognizes fire personnel for ...
Family of Rock Hill boy: Carbon monoxide bill is inadequate
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
The family of the Rock Hill boy killed in a Boone Best Western contends that a proposed bill to require carbon monoxide alarms in some hotel rooms doesn't go far enough. Authorities believe an improperly installed pool heater was responsible for a ...
Food left on stove causes Overland Park house fire
Kansas City Star
An Overland Park resident suffered the effects of smoke and carbon monoxide inhalation early Tuesday after unattended food on a stove ignited a house fire. Order Reprints. Courtesy of the Overland Park Fire Department. A man is taken to a hospital for ...
Migori Gold Miner, 26, Suffocates From Diesel Generator Fumes
AllAfrica.com
Earlier this month five gold miners died in the same area after suffocating from carbon monoxide poisoning in a 45 foot mine which prompted the mines in the area to be closed by the government. Eight miners got trapped in the hole, including three ...
CAMPING AND CARBON MONOXIDE
There was a time when camping meant pitching a tent, building a campfire for cooking, staying warm and socializing; sometimes a sleeping bag and the stars were all that were required. That image has changed to full parking lots that also include small homes on wheels that contain combustion conveniences of electricity, cooking, heating, refrigeration and air conditioning.
There was a time when camping meant pitching a tent, building a campfire for cooking, staying warm and socializing; sometimes a sleeping bag and the stars were all that were required. That image has changed to full parking lots that also include small homes on wheels that contain combustion conveniences of electricity, cooking, heating, refrigeration and air conditioning.
When poisonous carbon monoxide is produced in dangerous concentrations in fire of any kind, including during combustion in liquid fueled electric generators while camping in tents, living & traveling in motor homes and caravans, it has been known to make some people sick or has killed them. Even little stoves & lamps used inside tents have contributed to injury & death.
The common, inexpensive carbon monoxide alarms available on the market and listed as U.L. 2034 (or another country’s equivalent) that are battery operated have been tested to alarm at high levels of CO, beginning at 70 PPM. These may not protect you from low level atmospheres that could be a problem if you have some pre-existing medical condition and were chronically in lower levels, but you have some standard of protection from levels that will kill you.
Please read the manufacturer instructions regarding operating temperatures of the U.L. 2034 Listed & tested alarms. Camping temperatures & humidity may interfere with the accuracy of the alarm’s sensing capabilities. You might be better off packing and using a few of these on a camping or lodging trip than perhaps other things allowed for. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety
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. 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
These following links may be of some use to you:
- The World Clock - Time Zones
- Google Maps-
- Earthquake Map
- American Red Cross
- Air Quality Guide for Particle Pollution
- Heart Rescue using an (AED)
- 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
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:
· Please take CARBON MONOXIDE SAFETY CARE during all holiday and everyday activities.
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.
NOTE: Another camera is in operation from a lower angle.
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:
· Please take CARBON MONOXIDE SAFETY CARE during all holiday and everyday activities.
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.
NOTE: Another camera is in operation from a lower angle.
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
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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
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