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“We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if we, changing, continue to love a changed person.”
W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965, bio link)
"God Only Knows" Beach Boys - music link, vintage
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
and, after prevention there is no greater awareness than measurement?
Featured News Links – More news links below
Update
Family recovering from carbon monoxide poisoning
Wink News
GOLDEN GATE ESTATES, Fla. – A scary morning for one Southwest Florida family after being rushed to the hospital for Carbon Monoxide poisoning…
Possible carbon monoxide poisoning on blood donation bus
KTRK-TV
Three staff members on board a Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center bus had to be taken to the hospital after possible carbon monoxide poisoning…
When You Smell Gas
Odors of natural gas being reported citywide in Wilmington
WDEL 1150AM
UPDATE:The Wilmington Fire Department said Friday afternoon that a problem with control valves that caused the gas leak has been fixed, but are asking residents to be vigilant for possible carbon monoxide exposure and are recommending they check to see if the pilot lights for their appliances are lit… Reports of natural gas odors are coming in from all over the city, officials from…
I gave up smoking and saved my family's life
Express.co.uk
He visited the Warwickshire Stop Smoking Service and had the carbon monoxide levels in his blood measured… When he returned for another test three weeks later, having slipped up only once on a night out with friends, he was shocked to find that the levels were even higher than before… After insisting that he had quit, Peter was urged by diligent nurse Sarah Treadwell-Whitlock to go home and have his appliances at home checked… It was then that he found out a his cooker was leaking an "astronomical amount" of the lethal carbon monoxide, slowly poisoning his young family…
FETAL HEMOGLOBIN (HbCOf) IN THE NEONATE AND HOW IT PLAYS A ROLE
Rubicon Research Repository - Rubicon Foundation
Abstract - The affinity of hemoglobin for CO is 200 to 250 times as great as its affinity for oxygen, and the ratio of fetal to maternal carboxyhemoglobin is 0.6 to 1.6. Neonatal carboxyhemaglobin levels are difficult to determine. Extrapolation from data from fetal outcome following accidental CO poisoning in pregnancy and in animal models is necessary due to lack of studies…
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?
CO and Air Quality News Links
40 Migrants Found Dead in Sea Rescue
New York Times
The migrants were apparently overcome by fuel fumes, and the bodies were immersed in water and fuel…
Missoula Valley air quality is unhealthy; limit outdoor activity
The Missoulian
The Missoula City-County Health Department says the air quality in the Missoula Valley is unhealthy, and in some areas is very unhealthy, because of wildfire smoke… The health department recommends that those with heart or lung disease, smokers, children, and the elderly avoid heavy or prolonged exertion and stay indoors when possible… Schmidt says the general population should limit prolonged exertion and limit time spent outdoors…
Air quality advisory issued for Canyon County
Idaho Press-Tribune
BOISE – An orange air quality alert has been issued..
Unhealthy Air Quality In Forecast For Fairfield As Heat Wave Hits
The Daily Voice
Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has forecast unhealthy air quality for most of the state for the next few days.
Sensitive groups are being advised to take care in these areas…
Air Quality Alert Action Day for Sunday for West Michigan Counties
News Radio Wood
According to the National Weather Service, an Air Quality Alert Action Day is issued for Sunday August 16th…
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
· 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 | Massachusetts| Michigan |
Minnesota | Montana | New Jersey | New Hampshire | New York |
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
"God Only Knows" Beach Boys - music link, vintage
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
and, after prevention there is no greater awareness than measurement?
Featured News Links – More news links below
Update
Family recovering from carbon monoxide poisoning
Wink News
GOLDEN GATE ESTATES, Fla. – A scary morning for one Southwest Florida family after being rushed to the hospital for Carbon Monoxide poisoning…
Possible carbon monoxide poisoning on blood donation bus
KTRK-TV
Three staff members on board a Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center bus had to be taken to the hospital after possible carbon monoxide poisoning…
When You Smell Gas
Odors of natural gas being reported citywide in Wilmington
WDEL 1150AM
UPDATE:The Wilmington Fire Department said Friday afternoon that a problem with control valves that caused the gas leak has been fixed, but are asking residents to be vigilant for possible carbon monoxide exposure and are recommending they check to see if the pilot lights for their appliances are lit… Reports of natural gas odors are coming in from all over the city, officials from…
I gave up smoking and saved my family's life
Express.co.uk
He visited the Warwickshire Stop Smoking Service and had the carbon monoxide levels in his blood measured… When he returned for another test three weeks later, having slipped up only once on a night out with friends, he was shocked to find that the levels were even higher than before… After insisting that he had quit, Peter was urged by diligent nurse Sarah Treadwell-Whitlock to go home and have his appliances at home checked… It was then that he found out a his cooker was leaking an "astronomical amount" of the lethal carbon monoxide, slowly poisoning his young family…
FETAL HEMOGLOBIN (HbCOf) IN THE NEONATE AND HOW IT PLAYS A ROLE
Rubicon Research Repository - Rubicon Foundation
Abstract - The affinity of hemoglobin for CO is 200 to 250 times as great as its affinity for oxygen, and the ratio of fetal to maternal carboxyhemoglobin is 0.6 to 1.6. Neonatal carboxyhemaglobin levels are difficult to determine. Extrapolation from data from fetal outcome following accidental CO poisoning in pregnancy and in animal models is necessary due to lack of studies…
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 –
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
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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
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
40 Migrants Found Dead in Sea Rescue
New York Times
The migrants were apparently overcome by fuel fumes, and the bodies were immersed in water and fuel…
Missoula Valley air quality is unhealthy; limit outdoor activity
The Missoulian
The Missoula City-County Health Department says the air quality in the Missoula Valley is unhealthy, and in some areas is very unhealthy, because of wildfire smoke… The health department recommends that those with heart or lung disease, smokers, children, and the elderly avoid heavy or prolonged exertion and stay indoors when possible… Schmidt says the general population should limit prolonged exertion and limit time spent outdoors…
Air quality advisory issued for Canyon County
Idaho Press-Tribune
BOISE – An orange air quality alert has been issued..
Unhealthy Air Quality In Forecast For Fairfield As Heat Wave Hits
The Daily Voice
Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has forecast unhealthy air quality for most of the state for the next few days.
Sensitive groups are being advised to take care in these areas…
Air Quality Alert Action Day for Sunday for West Michigan Counties
News Radio Wood
According to the National Weather Service, an Air Quality Alert Action Day is issued for Sunday August 16th…
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 ...
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
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?
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.
These following links may be of some use to you:
- 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.
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
Increased education, awareness can prevent carbon monoxide poisoning Minnesota Department of Commerce
- 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
Increased education, awareness can prevent carbon monoxide poisoning Minnesota Department of Commerce
· 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 | Massachusetts| Michigan |
Minnesota | Montana | New Jersey | New Hampshire | New York |
North Carolina | Oregon | Pennsylvania | Rhode Island |Tennessee
Texas | Utah |Vermont | Virginia | Washington | Wisconsin |
West Virginia
Texas | Utah |Vermont | Virginia | Washington | Wisconsin |
West Virginia
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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