Carbon Monoxide News October 24, 2013 - posts updated frequently

Every day is a carbon monoxide safety education day.
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“We struggle with the complexities and avoid the simplicities.”
Norman Vincent Peale (1898-1993, bio link)

 

Where are you? Where will you be? Is carbon monoxide in the air you are breathing? How do you know? Are you letting someone else alert you to the presence of the poison, or no one? Are you shrugging off the question? Measure for yourself and take action. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety

 

CO and Air Quality News Links

Fund aids child of carbon monoxide victims
The Daily News Journal
Both parents were victims of carbon monoxide poisoning in Alabama Saturday. ... reported a malfunctioning heater caused the carbon monoxide poisoning…

Students at Madison school treated for carbon monoxide poisoning
New Haven Register
North Haven players showed signs of “possible carbon monoxide exposure.”…

Carbon monoxide poisoning sends five to the hospital 
KLKN - Channel 8 Eyewitness News
Lincoln Fire and Rescue crews were called to the Portia Place townhomes near 14th and Adams just after nine Wednesday morning, when several tenants…

Bird nest in chimney caused potentially lethal carbon monoxide ...
Allentown Morning Call
A bird nest built over the summer in the chimney of an Allentown home caused a potentially lethal buildup of carbon monoxide in three homes Wednesday, fire…

CO Poisoning Scare for Mt. Vernon Grandmother
Fox 28
Not recognizing the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning might have meant death for a Knox County woman and her ...

Harlem-Roscoe Fire District Educating On Dangers Of Carbon ...
MyStateline.com
“Carbon monoxide is a colorless, tasteless, odorless gas that's caused by incomplete burning, different fuels, wood, charcoal,” said Alms. The Fire Protection…

Norristown Fire Department responds to high levels of carbon ...
The Times Herald
Firefighters soon found high levels of carbon monoxide were in both 1019 and 1021 DeKalb Pike. A malfunctioning heating unit caused the smoke, and ...

Winter heating carries carbon monoxide risk
WKYT
Recovering from carbon monoxide poisoning can at times take weeks or months, said Dr. Mitchell Wicker, a physician at The Hazard Clinic. "It displaces oxygen ...

CO alarm donation to area fire departments
CottageCountryNow.ca
Carbon dioxide has no smell or taste and isn't visible, earning it the name, 'the silent ... ”Educating the public about the dangers of carbon monoxide is a core ...

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 packageand 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.

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

World population counter

- 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

Carbon monoxide kills, founder sends warning Carbonmonoxidekills.com

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

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

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