Latest Carbon monoxide detector Stories
BOCA RATON, Fla., Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- As Americans in many parts of the country gear up for colder weather, others brace for the peak of hurricane season. This means more families will begin using fuel-burning space heaters and portable generators that may release harmful carbon monoxide (CO) gas. The national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that each year, carbon monoxide poisoning sends more than 20,000 people to emergency rooms and claims nearly 400 lives...
BETHESDA, Md., June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Homeowners may be surprised to discover the actual differences between smoke alarms and smoke detectors -- and how they're not interchangeable, according to the latest issue of ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR magazine. In "Two for Smoking," columnist Allan Colombo details the differences in how they work, maintenance and replacement recommendations. http://www.ecmag.com/index.cfm?fa=article&articleID=10132 "Allan's story is a key part of our magazine's fire...
Act Builds on Momentum of States to Pass Laws Requiring CO alarms MEBANE, N.C., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Approximately every nine minutes, a fire department in the US responds to a residential carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. To help protect families from this silent killer, 19 states have passed laws requiring CO alarms in certain residences. Now, US Congressman Jim Matheson (D-UT) has introduced the "Residential Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act," which if enacted, would expand...
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Screening all emergency room patients for carbon monoxide poisoning is a simple yet potentially life-saving practice that can be done even in a high-volume urban hospital, according to new research by emergency physicians at Rhode Island Hospital.In the largest study of its kind, more than 14,000 patients visiting the hospital's emergency department were routinely screened for exposure to carbon monoxide (CO), a highly toxic gas that can cause brain and heart damage and even death....
By Pete Bosak, The Centre Daily Times, State College, Pa. Dec. 1--STATE COLLEGE -- Both a tenant and the owner of Marvin Gardens apartments will be cited for code violations after a fire gutted an apartment in the early morning hours Nov. 14, Centre Region senior code inspector Tim Knisely said Thursday. An investigation into the fire, now being carried out by Centre Region Fire Marshal Walt Wise, will determine whether any criminal charges are warranted against Marvin Gardens owner Rodney...
