Unintentional Carbon Monoxide Deaths in California from Residential and Other Nonvehicular Sources

Liu, Kai-Shen; Paz, Maria Katrina; Flessel, Peter; Waldman, Jed M.; Girman, J.R.

doi:10.1080/00039890009604033

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“…In California between 1979 and 1988, there were 270 deaths caused by accidental carbon monoxide poisoning from nonvehicular sources. 27 Liu and colleagues 28 reported that deaths were more common in winter and among men, black people and the elderly. Unvented combustion heaters and charcoal fuel were common sources of carbon monoxide.…”

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Quality of indoor residential air and health

Dales¹,

Liu²,

Wheeler³

et al. 2008

Canadian Medical Association Journal

166

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About 90% of our time is spent indoors where we are exposed to chemical and biological contaminants and possibly to carcinogens. These agents may influence the risk of developing nonspecific respiratory and neurologic symptoms, allergies, asthma and lung cancer. We review the sources, health effects and control strategies for several of these agents. There are conflicting data about indoor allergens. Early exposure may increase or may decrease the risk of future sensitization. Reports of indoor moulds or dampness or both are consistently associated with increased respiratory symptoms but causality has not been established. After cigarette smoking, exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and radon are the most common causes of lung cancer. Homeowners can improve the air quality in their homes, often with relatively simple measures, which should provide health benefits.

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Section: Combustion Productsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Unvented combustion heaters and charcoal fuel were common sources of carbon monoxide. 28 A 2005 report to the California legislature suggested that there are thousands of symptomatic but nonfatal cases each year in California. Symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning, such as headache, nausea and fatigue, may be mistaken for the flu.…”

Section: Combustion Productsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Quality of indoor residential air and health

Dales¹,

Liu²,

Wheeler³

et al. 2008

Canadian Medical Association Journal

166

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“…Information from medical examiners' records may add information that would allow more specificity in case classification. Previous studies have found 12% 16 and 15% 40 of death certificate records were misclassified as not due to CO poisoning. These studies used a broader case definition than the one we applied and we found no published reports of misclassification of CO poisoning in hospital admissions data.…”

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“…Our findings were consistent with other reports of proportionally more cases in the fall and winter. 16,40,41 The MHDO data do not contain information about patient race or ethnicity; non-white race and Hispanic ethnicity have been identified as important risk factors for carbon monoxide poisoning 6,8,10,16,40,41 and efforts should be made to collect this valuable information so that prevention programs can be targeted appropriately.…”

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Results from a State-Based Surveillance System for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Graber

Smith

2007

Public Health Rep

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SYNOPSISObjectives. The purpose of this study was to describe results from a pilot surveillance system for carbon monoxide poisoning-a significant yet preventable public health issue for which most public health agencies do not conduct routine public health surveillance.Methods. The authors developed a rate-based statewide surveillance system. Cases were identified using the 1998 Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists' case definition in hospital discharges, emergency department and hospital outpatient visits, and mortality data. Intentional and fire-related injuries were excluded. The system was supplemented with qualitative information from newspaper articles. Annual, age, and sex-specific incidence rates were estimated. Exposure source/setting was described using E-codes; occupational setting was assessed by combining E-codes and payer code. Cases occurring during a disaster-related power outage in January 1998 were compared with cases identified during routine surveillance from 1999 through 2003.Results. During the five years of routine surveillance, 740 cases were identified; 47 (6.4%) were hospitalized, 442 (59.7%) were seen in an emergency department, and 251 (34.3%) were seen in another outpatient setting. More cases were observed in fall/winter; 23.1% of patients aged 16 or older were classified as exposed in an occupational setting. Among disaster-related cases, more were older (65 years of age; 11.9% vs. 4.2%) and female (61.6% vs. 45.3%); and fewer were in occupational settings (1.8% vs. 23.1%).Conclusions. Establishing state-based public health surveillance for CO poisoning is feasible and essential for guiding prevention and control efforts. The finding that more than 20% of cases were classified as occupational should be investigated further.

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“…The concentration of carbon monoxide is usually less than 0.001 percent in the atmosphere. CO is accepted as the most common cause of poisoning cases in many countries (1)(2)(3)(4)(5). Carbon monoxide (CO) related deaths, which are generally preventable accidents (6-13) that include accidents due to the coal stoves and water heaters in bath at home, the mining accidents, and other accidents.…”

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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Cases Autopsied in South Marmara Region

Eren¹,

Gürses²,

Ural³

et al. 2014

Bull Leg Med

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Carbonmonoxide (CO) related deaths, which are generally preventable accidents that include accidents due to the coal stoves and water heaters in bath at home, the mining accidents, and other accidents. CO accept as the most common cause of poisoning cases in many countries and its prominent feature is being a colorless, odorless and nonirritant gas.The autopsy records between the beginning of 2007 until the end of 2011 of Bursa Morgue Department of Council of Forensic Medicine of Turkey were reviewed. A total of 5782 autopsies had been performed and 218 (3.8%) of these involved CO poisoning. Information regarding age and sex; etiology, month and year of the accident were recorded. Study data were encoded with computer and Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS for windows program.76 of the cases were (34.9%) female and 142 were (65.1%) male and the male/female case ratio was 1.9. The average age of the cases was 46.8 and ranged between 1 and 90 years. 57.8% of deaths were in winter markedly. The highest carboxyhemoglobin saturation was 92% in the blood.Poisoning due to CO leaks from coal heaters is an important problem in our country and surrounding regions. The mining accidents should be reduced by increasing safety in the workplace. We must more expend efforts to educate the public and prevent CO poisoning.

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Unintentional Carbon Monoxide Deaths in California from Residential and Other Nonvehicular Sources

Cited by 19 publications

References 6 publications

Quality of indoor residential air and health

Quality of indoor residential air and health

Results from a State-Based Surveillance System for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Cases Autopsied in South Marmara Region

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