CO Testing News & Articles

• 5 hospitalized after CO scare in Utah

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  By Ben Winslow Deseret News OGDEN, Utah — Five people remain hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning after being exposed to deadly levels of the gas while at work.It happened Tuesday about 7:46 ...

• Non-invasive Screening for CO and MET

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  Download this articleAP Photo/Toby TalbotMontpelier, Vt., Lt. Jake Larrabee displays a RAD-57 in February after his department secured a grant for the devices.The detection of carbon monoxide poiso...

• Fireground Medical Screening Exam – Part 10

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  By David JaslowThroughout this series, we have isolated and compartmentalized an approach to the fireground medical screening exam. We have developed goals and objectives followed by strategy and t...

• Milwaukee program reduces CO dangers

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  By Chief Douglas Holton Milwaukee Fire Department Photo Milwaukee Fire Department Milwaukee firefighters can now monitor elevated levels of CO every time they enter a home. Approximately one year a...

• CO alarm may have saved lives in Va. apartments

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  Roanoke.comROANOKE COUNTY, Va. — Two apartment buildings in Southwest Roanoke County were evacuated early Sunday after firefighters detected high levels of carbon monoxide, a spokeswoman for the fi...

• CO leak at Va. hotel hospitalizes 8

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  By By John WarrenThe Virginian-PilotVIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Eight people at an oceanfront hotel were taken to the hospital with high levels of carbon monoxide about noon Sunday, a Beach fire official...

• Texas fire department replaces faulty CO detectors

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  KXII.comSHERMAN, Tex. — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a voluntary recall of certain Carbon Monoxide Alarms and Carbon Monoxide Smoke Detector Combo Alarms. The alarms, m...

• 1 dead, 13 poisoned in Utah CO incidents

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  By Ben Winslow and Aaron FalkThe Deseret News GLEN CANYON, Utah — A man died and 13 other people were poisoned by carbon monoxide in separate incidents Tuesday in Ogden and Glen Canyon. Around 2:45...

• San Antonio hotel evacuated for CO leak

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  The Associated PressSAN ANTONIO — A woman and her toddler are doing fine after a San Antonio hotel was evacuated because of a carbon monoxide leak. More than 200 guests and staff of the Hotel Mimos...

• Two rescued from CO in Md. apartment

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  By Gina DavisThe Baltimore Sun EDGEWATER, Md. — Two Edgewater residents who were using a generator for power were rescued yesterday morning from an apartment in which carbon monoxide in the air had...

• Fireground Medical Screening Exam – Part 6

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  By David JaslowTraditional vital signs are those taught in every EMT and paramedic course and can be measured with minimal technology: pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate and temperature. Wheth...

• Pa. borough adopts CO detector law following death

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  By Sarah FultonMorning Call (Allentown, Pennsylvania) ALBURTIS, Pa. — A carbon monoxide scare in Alburtis and a death in a neighboring hotel has led Borough Council to enact an ordinance requiring ...

• CO sickens 9 in Utah

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  By Pat ReavyThe Deseret Morning News SALT LAKE CITY — Carbon monoxide sickened nine people in a home Wednesday morning. Emergency crews were called to a house near 9300 South and 3100 West about 6 ...

• 8 at N.C. motel treated for CO poisoning

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  The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. RALEIGH, N.C. — Eight people staying at a motel in South Raleigh were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning Tuesday after a water heater malfunctioned. The Super ...

• Eight treated for CO at N.C. motel

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  The News & Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina) RALEIGH, N.C. — Eight people staying at a motel in South Raleigh were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning Tuesday after a water heater malfunctioned....

• Response to CO Alarms: Time For Another Detector?

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  Download this articleCarbon monoxide incidents account for an increasing number of fire department responses. Based on the most contemporary medical and scientific knowledge of CO and how it how it...

• Evaluating and treating carbon monoxide poisoning

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  The latest technology showing up on the market allows medical providers to monitor levels of carbon monoxide in a patient

• CO ruled out in Utah man's death

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  The Salt Lake Tribune SPRINGVILLE, Utah — Springville police are investigating the death of a man found unconscious in his home Sunday. Firefighters and police arrived at the home, 2494 S. El Dorad...

• Fire Rehabilitation: Fitness Matters

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  Photos Tod ParkerRehab needs to be considered in both hot and cold weather. Fire Incident: A task force is assigned for wildland firefighting. The group will report to area command for an operation...

• Fla. firefighters receive CO monitors

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  Joyce MckenzieThe Tampa TribuneTEMPLE TERRACE, Fla. — The Temple Terrace Fire Department will use a federal grant to purchase devices that are attached to a patient's finger to monitor carbon monox...

• Fla. fire-rescue now uses device to determine carbon monoxide exposure

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  By Nicole T. LessonSouth Florida Sun-Sentinel MIRAMAR, Fla. — Miramar Fire-Rescue can now check how much carbon monoxide is in a patient or firefighter's blood stream at an emergency scene. The han...

• Detecting and preventing CO tragedies

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  Courtesy of FOX 13 Tampa Bay When you think of being overcome with toxic fumes, you probably imagine irritating smoke, burning eyes or coughing. But what if the gas has no odor and no color? In par...

• Mich. dispatcher acts fast and saves 9 from CO poisoning

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  By Phil DawsonWZZM13 (Mich.) GRAND RAPIDS - Firefighters say the Carbon Monoxide levels at a home on Clancy Avenue Wednesday night measured over 1,000 parts per million. Anything over 35 p.p.m is c...

• The Silent Killer: Why do doctors often miss signs of CO exposure?

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  The gas that poisoned a family on holiday in Corfu is present in all homes. So why do doctors often miss signs of carbon monoxide exposure? By Dr. Ed WalkerThe Independent (UK) Most people know a t...

• Fla. Hilton Hotel guests test positive for CO poisoning

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  By NBC6.net (Florida) Watch Video MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — A Hilton Hotel on South Beach has been temporarily closed after several guests tested positive for carbon monoxide poisoning. A red sign is pos...

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