RISK OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING AT HIGH POINT

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  January 4, 2008 ;     502 words ......January is the deadliest month for carbon monoxide, according to the Centers for Disease...people in Louisiana are killed by carbon monoxide each year, during cold weather, many...that could lead to poisonous levels. Carbon monoxide is a silent killer because it cannot...

TWO AREA FAMILIES SICKENED BY CARBON MONOXIDE SINCE SATURDAY

PR Newswire;  February 8, 1995 ;     465 words ......Blair: According to news reports, carbon monoxide forced two families to seek medical...heater emitted dangerous levels of carbon monoxide into their home. On Saturday, a Forks...Township family of three was treated for carbon monoxide poisoning after a clogged woodstove...

Carbon monoxide an invisible killer

University Wire;  January 27, 1999 ;     491 words ......odorless and colorless fumes from carbon monoxide can go undetected until it is too...odorless gas. In the United States, carbon monoxide poisoning claims 2,100 lives annually...Chief Executive Officer Paul Elbert. Carbon monoxide detectors should be just as common...

Winter increases carbon monoxide exposure risk

University Wire;  December 4, 2002 ;     415 words ......the thermostat is turned up, the risk of carbon monoxide exposure increases as well. Students living...in apartments and houses run the risk of carbon monoxide exposure. Carbon monoxide leaks can occur in housing that is heated...

FDA Asked to Prohibit Carbon Monoxide in Red Meat Packaging; Consumer...

PR Newswire;  November 15, 2005 ;     700+ words ......Union Leaves Consumers Unaware of Carbon Monoxide Presence and Potential Danger WASHINGTON...its illegal acceptance of the use of carbon monoxide in case-ready meats. The use of carbon monoxide deceives consumers and creates an...

Carbon monoxide intoxication.

American Family Physician;  November 1, 1993 ;     700+ words ...Carbon monoxide is a nonirritating, odorless, colorless and tasteless gas with...victims with permanent neurologic sequelae.[3,5,6] Sources of Carbon Monoxide Carbon monoxide is a product of the incomplete combustion of organic substances...

CARBON MONOXIDE: HOME PERIL

Post-Tribune (IN);  September 29, 1994 ;     548 words ......FROM THE PRINTED VERSION. HOME SAFETY Carbon monoxide poisoning in one's home can happen...never would have woke up because the carbon monoxide would have been sealed in the house...furnaces inspected annually and purchase carbon monoxide detectors. Effective Saturday, the...

WESTON COUPLE DIES OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING

PR Newswire;  April 10, 1995 ;     400 words ......an elderly Weston couple died of carbon monoxide poisoning last weekend. Jack and Mera Mazar were overcome by carbon monoxide in their home. The source of the gas was a faulty furnace. Carbon monoxide is the leading cause of poisoning...

CARBON MONOXIDE SICKENS TWO AREA TEENAGERS; INCIDENT SHOWS IMPORTANCE OF...

PR Newswire;  February 13, 1995 ;     405 words ......San Diego-area teenagers were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning Sunday after a faulty heater spewed carbon monoxide into their home. The boys' family credits a First Alert carbon monoxide detector with saving their lives. Carbon monoxide...

Contractors: safety devices can be inexpensive, effective marketing tools....

Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News;  April 28, 1997 ;     700+ words ......aware of the need for smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors. However, quite a few do...call the same contract in the future. Carbon monoxide The safety device that makes the most sense for contractors to offer is a carbon monoxide (CO) detector. Homeowners are interested...

Your LIFE: THE SILENT KILLER; AFTER TWO CHILDREN DIED FROM CARBON MONOXIDE...

The Mirror (London, England);  November 2, 2006 ;     513 words ...Byline: BY CHRISTINE MORGAN CARBON monoxide kills without warning. The gas is...Britain around 50 people a year die from carbon monoxide poisoning, particularly in winter...happening in your home: What causes carbon monoxide? CARBON monoxide is produced when...

Your LIFE: THE SILENT KILLER; AFTER TWO BRITISH CHILDREN DIED FROM CARBON...

The Mirror (London, England);  November 2, 2006 ;     596 words ...Byline: BY CHRISTINE MORGAN CARBON monoxide kills without warning. The gas is...country around 50 people a year die from carbon monoxide poisoning, particularly in winter...happening in your home: What causes carbon monoxide? CARBON monoxide is produced when...

WINTER IS PEAK PERIOD FOR CARBON MONOXIDE DEATHS

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  November 29, 2007 ;     675 words ......issued the following news release: Carbon monoxide is odorless and colorless and in...Winter is the peak period for carbon monoxide deaths, cautions the Reno Fire Department. "Carbon monoxide is odorless and colorless and in...

CO detection: your vital role in America's life safety; Carbon monoxide...

Security Distributing & Marketing;  April 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......passes when there isn't a story about carbon monoxide poisoning. And now, local authorities...In some states and municipalities, carbon monoxide detection is being required in both...dangerous gas. Many people are sickened by carbon monoxide and don't even know it, or others...

You can't see it, but it can kill you: Many do not pay attention to the...

Sun Journal (New Bern, NC);  February 26, 2006 ;     700+ words ......there is a potential danger lurking -- carbon monoxide. You can't smell it, taste it or see...can make you sick. It can kill you. Carbon monoxide is not taken seriously, said Henry...He was drilled on the dangers of carbon monoxide early in life. One of his brothers...