Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Kentucky

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• Personal Author:
  Scheerer A ; Struttmann, Timothy
• Description:
  Fatal and nonfatal cases of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning continue to be widespread. Hospital discharge data were used to identify cases of CO poisoning in Kentucky during 1998-1999. Additional data collection was conducted through medical record abstraction. Information was collected on 205 cases at 33 Kentucky hospitals. Over half of the CO poisoning cases occurred in residential settings. The most common types of equipment operating at the time of exposure were motor vehicles and gas heating sources. Eighteen percent of the cases required hospitalization. Almost half of the incidents occurred during December, January, and February. Incidents of CO poisoning can be reduced through education and implementation of appropriate prevention strategies. Public health professionals and health care professionals should provide education about the sources of CO and the hazards of exposure. Recommendations for prevention are provided. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Chelating Agents Chemistry Education Family Farmers Hazardous Substances Hypersensitivity Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Personal Protective Equipment Protective Clothing Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Safety Management

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• Keywords:
  Agricultural-chemicals Agricultural-machinery Agricultural-products Agricultural-workers Chelating-agents Chemical-agent-detectors Chemical-analysis Chemical-hypersensitivity Chemical-processing Chemical-properties Chemical-reactions Chemical-structure Chemical-synthesis Exposure-levels Exposure-limits Families Health-hazards Health-standards Heat-dissipation Occupational-accidents Occupational-exposure Occupational-hazards Occupational-health Occupational-respiratory-disease Occupations Safety-climate Safety-clothing Safety-education Safety-measures Safety-monitoring Safety-personnel Safety-practices

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• ISSN:
  0023-0294
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Kentucky ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  447-453
• Volume:
  100
• Issue:
  10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20035128
• Citation:
  J Ky Med Assoc 2002 Oct; 100(10):447-453
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2003
• Performing Organization:
  University of Kentucky
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of the Kentucky Medical Association
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2417993daf7e126a4fe67ad1b8ec3e2350aba279cd349767497232be3fc0fb79e88a2d1334570f69a6cac8c8df2901acae738ec96fd61133e34d9cfb76fa61cf
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/187086/cdc_187086_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.61 MB ]