Thursday, July 4, 2013

Carbon Monoxide News July 4, 2013 - posts updated frequently

Every day is a carbon monoxide safety education day.
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“I feel like I’ve been here before.”
Deja Vu - Crosby Stills & Nash - music link

Water heaters, generators, boats, cigarettes and air pollution are reported to be hurting the health of people, killing some. Who is responsible for the air you breathe? Testing for carbon monoxide is simple, but you have to have the right stuff. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety

CO and Air Quality News Links   
Carbon Monoxide Leak in Kearns Apartment Sends Family to Hospital
KUTV 2News

They determined that it was due to carbon monoxide poisoning. The mother and her five children, ranging in ages from 2-10, were taken to the hospital. Firefighters determined the source of the leak was a water heater. (Copyright 2013 Sinclair ...

Family Poisoned by Carbon Monoxide
Patch.com

An adult female asleep in the upstairs bedroom showed elevated levels of Carbon Monoxide. The adults, along with their son, were transported by the Wilmette Fire Department paramedics. The 62-year-old father was later transferred to Lutheran General ...

Five miners die after inhaling carbon monoxide in Migori
The Standard Digital News

But it seems carbon monoxide leaked from the water pump and suffocated some of them,†Okongo said. He added six others were rescued and rushed to the hospital after the 5pm incident. A woman who had gone to the scene to take porridge for her ...

Carbon monoxide testing plea for pregnant women
Dorset Echo

SMOKEFREE South West is backing a national carbon monoxide screening programme for mums-to-be to combat baby deaths during pregnancy. A new report published today to health ministers by the Smoking in Pregnancy Challenge Group claims that ...

Death of man after day of boating sheds light on carbon monoxide risks
ksl.com

Starting in the mid-1990s, Baron said he and others started collecting data on illnesses and deaths caused by carbon monoxide and know of "800-plus cases" on U.S. waterways since that time. "There is absolutely many more than that number," he said.

Firefighter honoured for gas campaign
This is Cornwall

A Bodmin firefighter has been recognised for his 'outstanding' work in raising awareness of the dangers of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. Crew Manager Mark Pratten, has been presented with the Beyond the Call of Duty award for being the driving force ...

How Safe is Your Kitchen? ITV's Chris Choi on the dangerous appliances that ...
Mirror.co.uk

When you buy a cooker, you don't expect it to kill, says Brian Smith, whose son Richard died aged 30 when a recalled cooker pumped out carbon monoxide. The Beko appliance, which has resulted in 10 deaths, is one of more than a million mostly ...

Mother's fight to change recall laws after son's death
ITV News

57-year-old Denise Branton is the mother of Kevin Branton who died aged 32 from carbon monoxide poisoning. On the 13th November 2010 my life was torn apart at the news of the deaths of my only son, Kevin, 32, and his friend Richard, 30, who were found ...

Pollution affects the heart
Toronto NewsFIX

Another toxin – especially for heart patients – is the carbon monoxide that comes from dirty car exhausts. A study from British experts shows what effect a third air pollutant, sulphur dioxide, has on health. They looked at heart rate variability (HRV ...

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

These following links may be of some use to you:
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The World Clock - Time Zones
- Google Maps-
- Earthquake Map

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American Red Cross
- Air Quality Guide for Particle Pollution
- Heart Rescue using an (AED)

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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.

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
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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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